In response to the identification of these sub-optimal practices, combined with national requirements to increase the ratio of day-case surgery, alternative admission routes were developed and led to the development of dedicated surgical pre-assessment clinics [ 1].
The discovery of BRAF mutations in melanoma created the first opportunity to develop oncogene-directed therapy in this disease and led to the development of compounds that inhibit aberrant BRAF activity.
"This prevented my psychological recovery and led to the development of post-traumatic stress disorder".
Early studies of the Moon's motion and position allowed the prediction of tides and led to the development of calendars.
Meanwhile American wartime computing research was immediately declassified and led to the development of computers on both sides of the Atlantic.
These shortcomings motivated scientists at Bell Laboratories to seek an alternative to the vacuum tube and led to the development of the transistor.
Among the specimens being delivered is mould – Penicillium notatum – which helped Sir Alexander Fleming discover penicillin and led to the development of other life-saving antibiotics.
Genetics, a science born in the 20th century, reveals in detail how natural selection works and led to the development of the modern theory of evolution.
Butenandt's investigations made possible the eventual synthesis of cortisone and other steroids and led to the development of birth control pills.
Though his design was not practical, it was improved by others and led to the development of the steam engine, a major contribution to the Industrial Revolution.
His breakthrough, announced in 1962, initiated a new branch of organic chemistry and led to the development of innovative carbon-based fuels and higher-octane gasoline.
