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Monosaccharides first identified |
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1952 |
Fresh Aloe gel heals radiation burns on rabbits |
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1970 |
500 glycobiology (study of glyconutrients) papers published |
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1976 |
8 essential sugars, glyconutrients identified in glycoproteins and glycolipids |
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1980 |
1500 glycobiology papers published |
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1990 |
4000 glycobiology papers published |
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1990 |
Role of carbohydrates involved in intercellular communication and immune function described in Bio-Technology Vol 8 |
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1995 |
Cell surface sugars reported necessary for normal immune function |
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1996 |
Harper's Biochemistry, Murray et al.: chapter on glycoproteins focuses on the 8 necessary sugars used in glycoproteins and glycolipids for cellular communication |
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1998 |
Acta Anatomica special March issue on
glycoscience; reports the information content of biological sugar combinations exceeds the DNA code |
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1998 |
Finding some that galactose and mannose are "essential" sugars, not synthesized from glucose |
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1999 |
Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine Winner was for the discovery that (glyco) proteins have intrinsic signals that govern their transport and localization in the cell |
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2000 |
8000 glycobiology papers published |
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2001 |
Science March 23 issue features "Carbohydrates and Glycobiology"; reviews structural and functional uses of 8 critical sugars,
glyconutrients in cellular physiology |
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2001 |
NIH grants consortium $34 million to study cell-cell communication interactions |
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2002 |
Scientific American: July "Sweet Medicine: Building Better Drugs from Sugars." |
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2002 |
New Scientist Archive: October story depicts glycobiology as the future of immunology, neurology, developmental biology, and disease research |
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2003 |
M.I.T. Technology Review: February: "Glycomics" identified as "One of 10 Emerging Technologies That Will Change the World." |
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2004 |
DVD - Glyconutrients and Stem Cell Production by H. Reginald McDaniel, M.D. |
