Pioneering Chemist Percy Julian (1899-1975) is an American chemist who made various vital contributions to modern medicine as a result of experimenting with soybeans. He synthesised a drug called physostigmine, which is used to treat glaucoma. Julian also discovered how to mass produce cortisone and the steroid progesterone, which was used to produce sex hormones. (Oprahdaily)
The Cuffy Monument: Guyana’s Eternal Beacon of Freedom, Resistance and Democratic Struggle
The name Cuffy is of Akan (Ashanti) origin from present-day Ghana, where it was traditionally given to a boy born...
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