This video segment from A Science Odyssey profiles Dr. Joseph Goldberger and his search for a cure for pellagra, a poorly understood disease that ravaged the American South in the early 1900s.
Another Pellegra Video and questions can be found here.
Independent Study Group:
Use one of the following websites to find additional information about Dr. Joseph Goldberger. Write a short paragraph about something you found interesting about this scientist.Dr. Joseph Goldberger and the War on Pellagra
Read biographical information and view photos of Dr. Joseph Goldberger, a physician in the U.S. government’s Hygienic Laboratory (predecessor of the National Institutes of Health).
PBS’s A Science Odyssey: Dr Joseph GoldbergerSee more information on Dr. Joseph Goldberger from PBS’s People and Discoveries.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
The Pellegra Story
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