Federico Mayor Zaragoza obituary: former UNESCO chief who championed neonatal screening

Jesús Avila, Federico Mayor and Paola Bovolenta ()

Nature, 2025, vol. 638, issue 8051, 613-613

Abstract: The biochemist introduced the first heel-prick tests for newborn babies in Spain, protecting infants from life-changing metabolic conditions.

Keywords: Biochemistry; Molecular biology; Scientific community; Health care; History (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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