Justus von Liebig and other early chemists helped identify amino acids like tyrosine in the mid-1800s.
In 1910, Casimir Funk and colleagues identified DOPA
While studying amino acid derivatives.
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Saturday, 11 April 2026
Dopamine
Arvid Carlsson (1923–2018) was a Swedish pharmacologist whose work fundamentally changed our understanding of brain chemistry and led directly to modern treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
Nobel Prize In Physiology/Medicine: 2000
Dopamine To Levo Dopa
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Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park is one of the most extreme and fascinating landscapes on Earth—famous for its scorching heat, vast deserts, and surreal geological formations.
Straddles eastern California and a small part of Nevada
Dark Sky Park → incredible stargazing
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World Breathing Day
Bible = God Breathes Air Into Man
Spirometry: Measuring Lung Volumes Since 1846
John Hutchinson: Inventor Of Spirometer
Lung Volumes
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PRSS 1
PRSS1 (Protease, serine 1) encodes cationic trypsinogen
An inactive precursor of trypsin.
PRSS 1 Gene On Chromosome 7 at position 7q35
PRSS1 Gain Of Function Missense Mutation
Pancreatitis = Pancreatic Cancer
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PRSS1 mutation → Chronic pancreatitis → Repeated injury → Genetic mutations accumulate → Pancreatic cancer
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