Lisa Winter

So far, more than 50 people have died of a febrile illness, though the cause isn’t clear.

He famously identified the genetic mutation that causes the condition in 1991.

Before its association with a pining for the toys or TV shows of yesteryear, nostalgia was deemed a dangerous psychiatric disorder.

Edward Ricketts built his laboratory just onshore from the swirling tidepools of Monterey Bay, California, an ideal backdrop against which he developed a new system for studying the ecology of any given habitat.

His research paved the way for the development of synthetic insulin to treat diabetes.

Evans advanced the field of pediatric cancer treatment and cofounded the first Ronald McDonald House in 1974 to help families with sick children.

ABOVE: Duke University Measles was once a common childhood ailment, claiming millions of lives globally each year. Samuel Katz, one of the primary developers of the attenuated measles vaccine that helped to slash that death toll, died at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on October 31 at age 95.Katz was born in New Hampshire on May 29, 1927. According to an obituary from Duke University, he completed a year at Dartmouth College before enlisting in the United States Navy in 1945. Since W…

A look at some noteworthy scientists who died this year, leaving behind a legacy of research excellence.

ABOVE: Paul Berg in 1980 National Library of Medicine Genetic engineering uses enzymes to carefully alter genetic material. This line of study has led to hardier and healthier food crops, the mass production of insulin, and novel vaccines, and it’s all possible because of the work done by biochemist Paul Berg, who became the first to use recombinant DNA. Berg died on February 15 at 96 years old. Born to Jewish Russian immigrants in Brooklyn, New York on June 30, 1926, Berg developed a love for…

ABOVE: University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Michael Green, a cellular and molecular biologist, died unexpectedly on February 10 at the age of 69. His work on the mechanisms of gene regulation in RNA, specifically pre-mRNA splicing, and how they apply to diseases such as cancer laid much of the groundwork for what is known about the onset of disease from a molecular level.Green was born on January 20, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When he was a small child, the family moved to…