Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research

Acquired · Oct 18

Standard Oil Part II (Extended Cut)

Scientists, not trustees, controlled spending, and the lean setup attracted top people. It has produced 38 Nobel laureates and work on blood groups, DNA as the stuff of genes, methadone and the AIDS drug cocktail.

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• Rockefeller put scientists, not trustees, in charge of his medical research institute▶ 44:0038 Nobel laureates have come through the institute and later Rockefeller University, with work on blood groups, DNA as the structure of genes, and the AIDS drug cocktail.