1966 ⟶ Discovery of Immunoglobulin E (IgE)
Kimishige Ishizaka discovered a new type of immunoglobulin, ...
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1965
1966
1967
🧬 Discovery of the Hayflick Limit
Leonard Hayflick: normal cells divide only a certain number of times: the Hayflick limit⟶
BiologyCell BiologyCell DivisionHayflick LimitLeonard HayflickAgingCellular Senescence1960s
United States🔬 Discovery of Immunoglobulin E (IgE)
Kimishige Ishizaka discovered a new type of immunoglobulin, IgE, that develops allergy and explains the mechanisms of allergy at molecular and cellular levels.⟶
ImmunologyAllergyIgEKimishige IshizakaAntibodiesImmune System1960s
Japan⚛️ Discovery of Asymmetric Catalysis
Hitoshi Nozaki and Ryōji Noyori discovered the first example of asymmetric catalysis (hydrogenation) using a structurally well-defined chiral transition metal complex.⟶
ChemistryCatalysisAsymmetric CatalysisHitoshi NozakiRyōji NoyoriTransition Metals1960sOrganic ChemistryChiral
Japan🌟 Discovery of the First Pulsar
Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish detected the first pulsar, an object emitting regular pulses of radio waves. Pulsars are eventually recognized as rapidly spinning neutron stars with intense magnetic fields - the remains of a supernova explosion.⟶
AstronomyAstrophysicsPulsarJocelyn Bell BurnellAntony HewishNeutron StarsRadio Waves1960sSupernova
United Kingdom💥 Discovery of the First Gamma-Ray Burst
Vela nuclear test detection satellites discover the first gamma-ray burst⟶
AstronomyGamma-Ray BurstVela SatellitesNuclear Test DetectionAstrophysics1960sHigh-Energy Astrophysics
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