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Baruch Samuel Blumberg
Baruch Samuel Blumberg (July 28, 1925 April 5, 2011), known as Barry Blumberg, was an American physician, geneticist, and co-recipient of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (with Daniel Carleton Gajdusek), for his work on the hepatitis B virus while an investigator at the NIH and at the Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Blumberg sign
The presence of pain when the abdominal wall is slowly compressed and rapidly released, indicative of peritonitis.
Alex Blumberg
an American entrepreneur, radio journalist, former producer for public radio and television, best known for his work with This American Life, Planet Money, and How to Save a Planet.
William Blumberg
(born January 26, 1998) an American professional tennis player.
Daniel Blumberg
an English artist, musician, songwriter and composer from London who works between drawing, improvisation, song form and film.
Stuart Blumberg
(born July 19, 1969) an American screenwriter, actor, producer and director.
Stephen Blumberg
Stephen Carrie Blumberg (born 1948 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is best known as a bibliomane who lived in Ottumwa, Iowa.
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