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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Inspecting a Candy Factory, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1911

John Earnshaw, an early food and drug inspector working in and around Baltimore, inspects a clean and sanitary candy factory around 1911/12. Candy in…

Tags: Candy, FDA, Inspection, Science, Women, Workers

Douglas A. Lockard, Herbert Boyer, Science History Institute, June 9 2005

Herbert Wayne "Herb" Boyer (born July 10, 1936) is a researcher and entrepreneur in biotechnology. Along with Stanley N. Cohen and Paul Berg he…

Tags: Bacteria, Biotech, Genetic Engineering, Herbert Boyer, Science

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Harvey Wiley, Chief Chemist of the Department of Agriculture's Division of Chemistry, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1883

Harvey Wiley, Chief Chemist of the Department of Agricultures Division of Chemistry (third from the right) with his staff, not long after he joined…

Tags: Department of Agriculture, FDA, Food and Drugs Act, Harvey Wiley, Science

Columbia University, Finding a Cure for Huntington's Disease, Columbia University, None

For her groundbreaking work in the scientific and public arenas towards finding a cure for Huntington's disease and for increasing awareness of all…

Tags: Diseases, Genetics, Huntington's Disease, Nancy Wexler, Science

Michael J. Ermarth, FDA Lab 3000, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, February 5 2009

Feb. 5, 2009; Irvine, CA An FDA microbiologist tests seafood samples for the presence of Salmonella.

Tags: FDA, Food Safety, Salmonella, Science, Seafood, Testing

Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklyn as Scientist and Innovator, Library of Congress, 1776 - first photo, 1744 - second photo

Benjamin Franklin is considered an American patriot and founding father, but his careers and influence took him much further. As a "man of science"…

Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Electricity, Fireplace, Glasses, Inventions, Science