The courage to experiment
In order to prove that the bacteria H. pylori could cause stomach ulcers, an Australian doctor named Barry J. Marshall drank a culture of H. pylori, developed an ulcer, and successfully treated it with antibiotics.
He won a Nobel Prize for it in 2005. ;)
Article:
http://discovermagazine.com/2010/mar/07-dr-drank-broth-gave-ulcer-solved-medical-mystery
#medicalresearch #ulcer #medicalhistory #BarryMarshall
Now that is dedication and self-belief in his ideas. You do wonder why you have to go to such extremes. It shows even in science there may not be open minds to new ideas, especially if it challenges the status quo. Going in a direction away from the scientific community is risky, but that is when major breakthroughs come
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ReplyDeleteNot really a large sample size and far from the double blind standard, I guess.
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