September is National Sickle Cell Month.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects people of many racial and ethnic groups. In the U.S., 90,000 to 100,000
people, mainly Blacks or African Americans have SCD. The disease occurs among about 1 of every 500 Black or
African-American births and among about 1 out of every 36,000 Hispanic-American births.
SCD can be a life-threatening condition and social, economic, cultural, and geographical barriers often
limit access to comprehensive care. Advances in patient advocacy preventative screenings, as well as
access to resources, have increased the quality of life and life expectancy of people with SCD.
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LifeScience Moment: American Association for the Advancement of Science founded.
On Sept. 20, 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science was founded which marked the emergence of a
national scientific community in the U.S, and was the first organization established to promote the development of science and
engineering at the national level and to represent the interests of all its disciplines.
AAAS serves some 261 affiliated societies and academies of science and publishes the peer-reviewed general science journal Science.
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Where do we come from?
Explore the genealogy of the life science industry by state or province through one-of-a-kind posters
illustrating the founding technology origins of life science companies.
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It's a Small World
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Zika virus particles (red) shown in African green monkey kidney cells. Courest Zika virus particles (red) shown in African green monkey kidney cells. (Image courtesy NIAID)
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Science Quote
"There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. "
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Mark Twain, American writer
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(1835-1910)
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