[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23464]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING DR. LINDA BUCK

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                           HON. JIM McDERMOTT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2004

  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, we marvel at the wonders the Hubble Space 
Telescope has brought us. We gaze in amazement at the images beamed 
back from a rover on Mars. As astonishing and inspiring as these 
discoveries are, sometimes you don't have to go very far for a major 
discovery.
  In fact, sometimes the wonder is as close as the nose on your face. 
We learned that earlier this week with the announcement that Dr. Linda 
Buck from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center had won a Nobel 
Prize in Medicine. Dr. Buck and Dr. Richard Axel of Columbia University 
will share a Nobel for their pioneering research on the sense of smell.
  The more we learn about the human body, the more amazing we know the 
human body is.
  On behalf of the people in the 7th Congressional District, I want to 
congratulate Dr. Buck.
  This is the third time that the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research 
Center has been home to a Nobel laureate. That is an extraordinary 
achievement in and of itself.
  This is a proud moment for Seattle, Fred Hutch and our distinguished 
research scientist.
  Thank you, Dr. Buck, for an individual achievement that we can all 
share.

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