University of Maryland School of Medicine - Terrae Mariae Medicus (Baltimore, MD)

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H R V A. J. Emery. Jr. Assistant Professor E. J. Herbst Professor anil Acting Head A. V. Brown Instructor F. M. COUNCILL Junior Instructor 24

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Looks like a Dali original Biochemistry Along the ancient shores of Chaulmoogra flowed the blood of the ages. And we upon the stately banks among the tubes stacked high gazed in wonderment. Lo, wherein below , say we, lie the inmost secrets of this species sapiens ? Behind our youthful eyes thought we, To analyze that juice just from the sluice! Sanguinously we went about our labors for days and days . . . then we knew a thing or two of Folin-Wu, Somogyi and all the rest. In vitro techniques were our forte. Under glass approach preceded in vivo studies. Ours was not to do or die but to reason why. Cycles here and cycles there. Round and round they went. And we in simple mimicry did too. To find the cycle clue, seek the pivot point, grab on, enjoy the ride. Embden, Meyerhof, Krebs and Henseleit did, so why not you, our mentors said. On flowed this mighty stream of life along its rocky way. The molecules and globules swelled and bobbed, more certain in their course than we in our relentless quest of knowledge. To those who ' ve tried their stride against this tide their dreams do seem to say, This stream was rather — Styx? 25