...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7365172 | Loop peptide and TGFα for stimulating stem cell proliferation and migration There is disclosed a novel genus of small peptides, much smaller than human TGFα, was discovered as having TGFα biological activity and therefore are useful as pharmacologic agents for the same indications as full length TGFα polypeptide. There is further disclos... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7329645 | TGF-α polypeptides, functional fragments and methods of use therefor Disclosed are TGF-α polypeptides, related polypeptides, fragments and mimetics thereof useful in stimulating stem cell or precursor cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. The methods of the invention are useful to treat tissue injury as well as expand s... | 02/12/2008 |