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The human genome genetic code was decoded on this day 23 years ago with a cooperative effort from medical researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and a few select other university partners in the project.    The breakthrough signaled the start of a new era in medicine, one that held the promise of novel, …

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Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis Robert A. Barnes

Robert A. Barnes died on this day. This banker left his fortune to be used to establish a hospital. Each day, thousands of people come from around the Midwest to the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.