21ST CENTURY HISTORY OF

MEDICINE

By: Levi Wilson Victoria Penton

Andrew Knudsen

Era Key Facts: Dates:2007- Scientists figure out how to make

embryonic stem cells from skin cells.2008- Bird and Swine flu spread through

world.2011- Team at Wake Forest developed

“bio-printer”.

Era Key Facts (cont): Politics:-Obama is the first black president.-American soldiers deployed in War on

Terror. Religion:-9/11happened because of differing religious

beliefs. Economics:-Stock market crash (2008)-BP oil spill; US lost almost 1.7 million

barrels of oil every day. (2010)

John Craig Venter Key Facts: Birth date- October 14, 1946 From America Was the first to sequence the human

genome The human genome is the genetic code.

Bird/ Swine Flu: Who discovered Swine Flu?-No individual scientist discovered Swine

Flu, many health organizations from various countries contributed to the discovery. The contribution of the World Health Organization had the most to do with the research.

Bio-printer: Team at Wake Forest invented a device

able to create new organs. Scientists took an ink jet printer, loaded

it with cells in vials- in place of ink cartridges- to print skin cells directly over wound.

Dr. Gero Hϋtter: Birth date- December 18, 1968 From Germany Him and his team developed an efficient

method of transplanting bone morrow to leukemia patients

Leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow