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Cartoons | Genealogy | Beyond... Support the front line workers during the COVID19 Pandemic! Info.Resource, owner and publisher of Missouri LifeScience.com and the upcoming LifeScienceHistory.com, want to thank all of the front line workers who have supported us during the COVID-19 Pandemic, an historical crisis not experienced since the Influenza... Pandemic of 1918-19. To support our front line workers, we encourage you to click on the following rotational banners and learn how to make your support count! Click on the banner below... Oct. 16 is World Food Day. World Food Day (WFD) is a worldwide event designed to increase awareness, understanding and informed, year-around action to alleviate hunger. It is observed each October 16th in recognition of the founding of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945. The first World Food Day was in 1981. In the United States the endeavor is sponsored by 450 national, private voluntary organizations. LifeScience Moment: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Francis Crick, James Watson and Maurice Wilkins." On Oct. 18, 1962, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Francis Crick, James Watson and Maurice Wilkins "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material." Rosalind Franklin, whose work contributed to the discovery, died before this date and the rules do not allow a Nobel Prize to be awarded posthumously. (Photos: © The Nobel Foundation) Where do we come from? Explore the genealogy of life science companies through one-of-a-kind posters!Read More