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President Biden Recognizes Outstanding Scientists and Innovators with National Medals

President Biden is awarding the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to American scientists and innovators who have made significant contributions in their respective fields. These awards recognize their achievements in strengthening the nation's well-being, pushing the boundaries of what is possible, and inspiring the next generation of American minds. The recipients have made discoveries that have advanced medical treatments, fought the opioid epidemic, improved food security, and protected democracy, among other accomplishments.

via The White House|

#american-innovators #american-scientists #national-medal-of-science

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Viroid Discoverer Theodor Diener Passes Away at 102

Theodor Diener, a Swiss-born scientist who spent three decades as a plant pathologist at the Agricultural Research Service, discovered the viroid, the tiniest known agent of infectious disease, while investigating potato spindle tuber disease. He determined that the cause was not a virus, as other scientists had speculated, but rather a new, far smaller pathogen — the viroid. A viroid functions in a manner similar to that of a virus, invading a cell and making it reproduce the viroid’s RNA. Dr. Diener’s discovery created “new avenues of molecular research into some of the most serious diseases afflicting plants, animals, and humans.”

via The Washington Post|

#infectious-disease #national-medal-of-science #plant-pathology