Harshini Mukundan, of Los Alamos» Nuclear and Radiochemistry group made critical breakthroughs in optical detection techniques of diseases such as tuberculosis, allowing rapid detection in the field, and discovered an entirely new class of diagnostic molecules that led to chemical recognition of various biomarkers. (lanl.gov)
It marked the first critical breakthrough for director Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs, The Truth About Charlie), and two Oscars, one for the screenplay by Bo Goldman (Meet Joe Black, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) and one for Best Supporting Actress for Mary Steenburgen (Hope Springs, Elf). (qwipster.net)
Dent told The Hill that «this area of research is important to finding critical breakthroughs in a number of areas.» (sciencemag.org)