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Did you know that it was a Jamaican who:
FEB 5
Posted by Theresa C Givans
Everyone knows that Jamaica is the land of Reggae Musicians and Olympic Sprinters. But fewer people are aware that Jamaica is also home to several notable scientists and inventors. This list introduces just ten of the remarkable creative achievements that Jamaica has produced.
1.Developed the ortanique
2.Developed several breeds of cattle that now thrive in the Tropics
3.Created Canasol, a ganja-based eyedrop for glaucoma treatment
4.Won the Nobel Peace Prize
5.Created the JaipurKnee, an affordable prosthetic knee
6.Was the first person in the Caribbean to create a bio-engineered fruit
7.Discovered the cause of the disease Kwashiorkor
8.Identified the Aedes Aegypti mosquito as the carrier of dengue fever
9.Created a formula that will eliminate prostate cancer
10.Isolated a compound to fight several types of cancer such as melanoma, lung and breast cancer
Did you know that it was a Jamaican who:
FEB 5
Posted by Theresa C Givans
Everyone knows that Jamaica is the land of Reggae Musicians and Olympic Sprinters. But fewer people are aware that Jamaica is also home to several notable scientists and inventors. This list introduces just ten of the remarkable creative achievements that Jamaica has produced.
1.Developed the ortanique
2.Developed several breeds of cattle that now thrive in the Tropics
3.Created Canasol, a ganja-based eyedrop for glaucoma treatment
4.Won the Nobel Peace Prize
5.Created the JaipurKnee, an affordable prosthetic knee
6.Was the first person in the Caribbean to create a bio-engineered fruit
7.Discovered the cause of the disease Kwashiorkor
8.Identified the Aedes Aegypti mosquito as the carrier of dengue fever
9.Created a formula that will eliminate prostate cancer
10.Isolated a compound to fight several types of cancer such as melanoma, lung and breast cancer
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