Excerpt From Gertrude Elion's Laboratory Notebook, 1949
In this page from her laboratory notebook circa 1949, Gertrude Elion records the preparation of 6-Mercaptopurine, which became the first effective chemotherapy for childhood leukemia.
Courtesy of GlaxoSmithKline Inc. Heritage Center.
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Jewish Women's Archive. "Excerpt From Gertrude Elion's Laboratory Notebook, 1949." (Viewed on August 9, 2021) <https://jwa.org/media/excerpt-from-gertrude-elions-laboratory-notebook>.
