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ERIC Number: EJ1335737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1470-8175
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The Beatles in Life Sciences: Facts and Fictions
Weiskirchen, Ralf
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, v50 n3 p334-344 May-Jun 2022
The Beatles formed in Liverpool are one of the most famous music groups in the history of pop considered as the best-selling artists in the category "band," with the highest amount of claimed record sales. With their foremost pioneering activities in songwriting, artistic presentation, and recording, the band revolutionized many aspects of music industry and impacted social developments. Although active as a foursome in the 1960s, their music and films still attract new generations all over the world. Similar to former periods, the popularity of the Beatles and the fanaticism toward the band (i.e., "Beatlemania") has an ongoing impact on society and culture. Mostly unknown, Beatles songs inspire scientists in daily work and are part of clinical studies investigating aspects of human health and disease. This review briefly discusses the influence of The Beatles on Life Sciences, highlights the "better than the Beatles problem" affecting new drug development, and discusses several examples in which The Beatles impacted progression in Medicine. Finally, it is discussed if the meteoric success of the band contributed to the rapid progress in modern radiology.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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