nPosted on May 19, 2017
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nImmunology – the study of how we resist infections or toxins.
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nPretty important, right?
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nBacteriology – the study of bacteria – which are responsible for many illnesses AND (different bacteria!) for many healthy processes.
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nAlso hugely important!
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Born on this date in 1903, Ruth Ella Moore was a bacteriologist who published works on a terrible disease called tuberculosis, on dental cavities, on the effects that antibiotics have on the microorganisms we count on in our digestive systems, and on blood types of African Americans.
Born on this date in 1903, Ruth Ella Moore was a bacteriologist who published works on a terrible disease called tuberculosis, on dental cavities, on the effects that antibiotics have on the microorganisms we count on in our digestive systems, and on blood types of African Americans.n
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nShe was a professor, and the head of the Department of Bacteriology at Howard University.
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nAnd before she achieved all of that, she became at age 30 the first African American woman to earn a PhD in the natural sciences.
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nWaaaaay cool.
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nCheck out these resources about immunology.
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nAlso on this date:
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nAnniversary of a dark day
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nMay Ray Day
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nHoliday of Poetry in Turkmenistan
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nBirthday of the Ringling Brothers Circus
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nMalcolm X Day
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nNational Scooter Day
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nEndangered Species Day
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n(Third Friday in May)
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National Pizza Party Day
National Pizza Party Dayn
n(Third Friday in May)
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nPlan ahead:
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