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List of Jamaican inventions and discoveries

List of Jamaican inventions and discoveries is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of Jamaican inventions and discoveries rather than just read about it. In short: Jamaican inventions and discoveries are items, processes, ideas, techniques or discoveries which owe their existence either partially or entirely to a person born in Jamaica, or to a citizen of Jamaica or to a person born abroad of Jamaican heritage. Agriculture Ortanique, a hybrid of orange and tangerine, by David Daniel Phillips and Charles Jackson.

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Reference excerpt

Jamaican inventions and discoveries are items, processes, ideas, techniques or discoveries which owe their existence either partially or entirely to a person born in Jamaica, or to a citizen of Jamaica or to a person born abroad of Jamaican heritage.

Agriculture Ortanique, a hybrid of orange and tangerine, by David Daniel Phillips and Charles Jackson. Jamaica Hope, a tropical dairy breed noted for high milk yield and heat tolerance, by Thomas Lecky. Jamaica Red, a beef cattle breed suited to Jamaica’s hilly terrain, by Thomas Lecky. Jamaica Black, a beef breed adapted to Jamaica’s cooler areas, by Thomas Lecky. Jamaica Brahman, used to develop the Jamaica Black and Red, by Thomas Lecky. Sorrel Deseeder, the first machine to automate the difficult task of separating sorrel calyces from seed pods, by Oral and Allison Turner.

Astronomy and astrophysics First in astronomy to apply the technique of spectroscopic tomography, by Mercedes Richards. First to discover and image starspots on the cool star in an Algol-type binary system, by Mercedes Richards. First to image gas flows between stars in interacting binary systems, by Mercedes Richards. First to image chromospheres and accretion structures in Algol binary systems, by Mercedes Richards. First to show, through imaging, that gas flows in interacting binaries follow gravitationally predicted trajectories, by Mercedes Richards. First astronomer to make theoretical hydrodynamic simulations of Algol-type binary stars, by Mercedes Richards. First to apply novel distance correlation statistical methods to large astronomical databases, by Mercedes Richards.

Biology and medicine

First comprehensive metagenomic study of the human intestinal microbiome, by Karen Nelson. First Caribbean prostate cancer cell line (ACRJ-PC28), by Simone Badal McCreath. First to use prophylactic antibiotics to treat children with sickle cell anaemia, by Yvette Francis-McBarnette. Discovery of Kwashiorkor, a protein deficiency disease, by Cicely Williams. Discovery of Monamycin, an antibiotic derived from Streptomyces jamaicensis, by Kenneth E. Magnus (and Cedric Hassall). Established the link between adipose tissue GLUT4 expression and insulin resistance, advancing the understanding of diabetes pathogenesis by Evan Dale Abel (and Barbara Kahn). Goffe strain, an attenuated measles virus strain used in global vaccines, by Alan Powell Goffe. Pioneering research on phasic insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, by Errol Morrison. Canasol, a cannabis-based eye drop for late-stage glaucoma, by Manley West and Albert Lockhart. Asmasol, a cannabis-based treatment for bronchial asthma and respiratory symptoms, by Manley West and Albert Lockhart. Canavert, a cannabis-based treatment for motion sickness, by Manley West and Albert Lockhart. Alpha Prostate, a dietary supplement for prostate health management, by Henry Lowe. JaipurKnee, a low-cost prosthetic knee with a self-lubricating, multi-plane rotation mechanism for improved mobility and stability, co-designed by Joel Sadler. Ramphal Cardiac Surgery Simulator, a re-animated porcine heart model used widely in cardiothoracic training, especially in the United States, by Paul Ramphal and Daniel Coore.

Chemistry

Armed-disarmed principle, a strategy for controlling glycosylation selectivity in carbohydrate synthesis, by Bertram Fraser-Reid. N-pentenyl glycosides for complex carbohydrate synthesis, by Bertram Fraser-Reid. Synthesis of the largest hetero-oligosaccharide without automated methods, by Bertram Fraser-Reid. Metallocene catalysts enabling precise control of polyolefin structure, by John Alexander Ewen. Ewen Symmetry Rules, principles for designing catalysts to control polyolefin structure, by John Alexander Ewen. First to report photopolymerisation, a process using light to initiate polymer formation, by John Buddle Blyth (and August Wilhelm von Hofmann). First to use the term "synthesis" in its modern chemical sense, by John Buddle Blyth (and August Wilhelm von Hofmann). First textbook to incorporate chemical symbols and formulae as well as organic chemistry, by Edward Turner. Discovery of a process to chemically recycle polycarbonates while preventing BPA (bisphenol A) leaching, by Gavin Jones (and Jeannette Garcia). Contributed to the development of a new class of polymers, by Gavin Jones. Isolation of Dibenzyl Trisulphide (DTS) from guinea hen weed (Petiveria alliacea), demonstrating anti-proliferative and cytotoxic effects on various cancer cell lines, by Williams and Levy. Identification of DTS derivatives (e.g. DTS-albumin complexes) with anti-proliferative and cytotoxic activity against diverse cancer cell lines, by Williams and Levy. Development of methods to isolate and deliver DTS and its derivatives for effective anti-proliferative and cytotoxic activity on cancer cell lines, by Williams and Levy. Isolation of chemical compounds from ball moss (Tillandsia recurvata), demonstrating anti-cancer activity, by Henry Lowe. Isolation of Eryngial from Eryngium foetidum, identified as an anti-threadworm agent, by Reese, Robinson, and Forbes. A method for measuring absorption spectra of haematoxylin and haematein in aqueous solutions minimizing oxidation risk, by Gerald Lalor (and S.Martin). Invention of a specialized reaction vessel for low-temperature kinetic studies, by Gerald Lalor.

Computing

Lingo, a high-level scripting language for animation, audio, and interactivity in Adobe Director, by John Henry Thompson. XObjects, a programming framework for extending multimedia capabilities in Adobe Director, by John Henry Thompson. Methods and apparatus for managing mobile content, co-invented by John Henry Thompson. Pioneering work in database security and privacy, including innovations in RFID data management, privacy-preserving mobile data management, private social network analysis, text analytics, and healthcare management systems, as well as co-inventions in privacy-preserving datasets, data ingest optimization, semantic extraction for opinion monitoring, personalized healthcare systems, privacy score management, automated information discovery, and unified analytics for decision support, by Tyrone Grandison. IGES data format and CAD/CAM advancements for standardized digital design at Boeing, by Walt Braithwaite.

Cuisine

Chocolate milk Tia Maria Irish Moss Planter's punch Jerk Jamaican patty Red peas soup Run down Mannish water Hummingbird cake Bustamante backbone Coconut drop Bammy Toto Coco bread Bulla cake Festival

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In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of Jamaican inventions and discoveries in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of Jamaican inventions and discoveries is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Jamaica history-related lists, Lists of inventions or discoveries, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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