Comments on: D. Carleton Gajdusek and Kuru in New Guinea https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/04/07/d-carleton-gajdusek-and-kuru-in-new-guinea/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: George E lewis https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/04/07/d-carleton-gajdusek-and-kuru-in-new-guinea/comment-page-1/#comment-88268 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:30:14 +0000 http://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/?p=5297#comment-88268 Gajdusek was born and raised in Yonkers, NY. I first met him 1957-8? at his mothers house. I can remember meeting Mbagintoe who may have been the first boy to arrive from New Guinie? Other memories of his visits to us over the years with 5 6 or seven in tow to show them the country!!

]]> By: Sachi Sri Kantha https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/04/07/d-carleton-gajdusek-and-kuru-in-new-guinea/comment-page-1/#comment-87947 Sun, 19 Mar 2023 02:01:49 +0000 http://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/?p=5297#comment-87947 Among all the Nobel laureates in medicine and physiology, in the 2nd half of the 20th century (including the likes of Francis Crick and David Baltimore), I consider Carleton Gajdusek as a genius, for his studies on varied fields – neurology, virology, pediatrics, anthropology, linguistics etc. His late life foibles with his adopted children had to be set in proper context.

]]> By: john https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/04/07/d-carleton-gajdusek-and-kuru-in-new-guinea/comment-page-1/#comment-86537 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 06:41:31 +0000 http://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/?p=5297#comment-86537 In reply to Jony.

you both are SICK POS … i don’t care if he cured all diseases & conditons what he did to children cancels him morally to EVIL

]]> By: Dirman https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/04/07/d-carleton-gajdusek-and-kuru-in-new-guinea/comment-page-1/#comment-85121 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 07:52:17 +0000 http://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/?p=5297#comment-85121 I am very moved to see the picture above. we really have to care about each other.

]]> By: Circulating Now https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/04/07/d-carleton-gajdusek-and-kuru-in-new-guinea/comment-page-1/#comment-39244 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 15:49:57 +0000 http://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/?p=5297#comment-39244 In reply to LOVE.

Thank you for your inquiry. You can explore the finding aid for the D. Carleton Gadjusek papers here: https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/4/resources/952
For detailed information about the collection, learn more about and contact the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program directly.

]]> By: LOVE https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/04/07/d-carleton-gajdusek-and-kuru-in-new-guinea/comment-page-1/#comment-39216 Tue, 04 Jul 2017 04:56:36 +0000 http://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/?p=5297#comment-39216 Are the interviews with the Fore people available. Thank you

]]> By: Circulating Now https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/04/07/d-carleton-gajdusek-and-kuru-in-new-guinea/comment-page-1/#comment-32839 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:55:07 +0000 http://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/?p=5297#comment-32839 In reply to judithfarquhar.

Thank you for your comment. You are correct, Gajdusek did not live in Maine. Materials in the collection indicate what while he was living in Maryland he vacationed, or otherwise spent some time, in Maine and some of the photo albums in the collection are labeled with both locations. We will update the collection description to clarify. Thanks for bringing it to our attention!

]]> By: judithfarquhar https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/04/07/d-carleton-gajdusek-and-kuru-in-new-guinea/comment-page-1/#comment-32819 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 13:44:38 +0000 http://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/?p=5297#comment-32819 There is an error in the summary of materials in the collection. Deer Spring is not in Maine, it is the area near Middletown, Maryland, where Gajdusek and his family lived in the early-to-mid 1990s. They never lived in Maine.

]]> By: Jony https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/04/07/d-carleton-gajdusek-and-kuru-in-new-guinea/comment-page-1/#comment-25047 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 17:38:11 +0000 http://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/?p=5297#comment-25047 In reply to Robert Kapanjie.

Totally agree with you

]]> By: John Rees https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/04/07/d-carleton-gajdusek-and-kuru-in-new-guinea/comment-page-1/#comment-23140 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 20:43:30 +0000 http://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/?p=5297#comment-23140 In reply to Robert Kapanjie.

Yes, it is ultimately a sad story.

]]> By: Robert Kapanjie https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/04/07/d-carleton-gajdusek-and-kuru-in-new-guinea/comment-page-1/#comment-23138 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:39:11 +0000 http://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/?p=5297#comment-23138 Unfortunate that this Nobel prize winner’s achievements would be sullied by pedophilia.

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