15 Greatest Milestones in Health and medicne Online Lecture Series
26 September 2006
THE ARRIVAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Professor Ron Trent
Head Molecular Genetics
The University of Sydney
The discovery of the gene sequences of thousands of genetic disorders are all the result of one initial discovery, that is the structure of DNA. This discovery created an exponential rate of breakthroughs that may continue for some time into the future.
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ANAESTHESIA: SYMBOL OF HUMANITARIANISM
Professor Michael Cousins
Head of Anaesthesia and Pain Management
Royal North Shore Hospital and the University of Sydney
The indignity of intense pain was once endured as a standard element of surgical treatment. Anaesthetics not only alleviated this suffering, but allowed surgeons to explore previously impossible techniques and procedures.
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