Image: Rapamycin plaque on Easter Island
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Description: A plaque commemorating the discovery of rapamycin (sirolimus) on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), near Rano Kau. The plaque is written in Portuguese, and reads: In this location were obtained, in January 1965, soil samples that allowed for the obtention of rapamycin, a substance that inaugurated a new era for organ transplant patients. An homage from the Brazilian researchers, November 2000.
Title: Rapamycin plaque on Easter Island
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Author: Anypodetos
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