Das ist ein kleiner Schritt fuer einen Mann, aber ein riesiger Sprung fuer die Menschheit. That’s the German translation of the famous quote from astronaut Neil Armstrong as he stepped on the moon 50 years ago, July 20, 1969. It’s how I heard the historic...
Poland Celebrates Dr. Robert Guthrie Many PKU patients in Poland gathered with Prof. Maria Giewska MD, PhD of Pomeranian Medical University on June 25 to recognize the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Robert Guthrie. He’s the American scientist whose...
Dr. Bob Guthrie’s other invention: Peanut butter and tomato? On Dad’s 100th birthday anniversary, June 28, 2016, my sisters and oldest brother gathered in Seattle and ate and drank some of Bob Guthrie’s favorite foods: cornbread dipped in buttermilk...
By Patricia Guthrie My father talked. Boy, did he talk. About newborn screening. Constantly. Day, night, at the dinner table, the breakfast table, in the wee hours of the morning, over cocktails, in church pews, at school board meetings and to the many unfortunate...
By Patricia Guthrie Happy Birthday Big Tree! How I wish you were still around for all your kids to sing to you today on your 100th birthday, June 28, 2016. But I’m not sure we could deal with you in this day and age of the Internet, social media, 24/7...
