Essays Tagged: "Djerassi"

Through a Narrow Chink: An Ethical Dilemma

Through A Narrow Chink: An Ethical Dilemmaby Pablo BaezChemistry 104Prof. HolmeIn 1951 Carl Djerassi, with the Mexican pharmaceutical company Syntex, developed the first oral contraceptive by ... had done something great without looking into the possibilities of where this would lead.I believe Djerassi, similar to most scientists of his day, was so entranced by the excitement of synthesizing ...

(5 pages) 112 0 3.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry