Interactive sessions has become visitors' delight at the ongoing Nobel Museum Exhibition in Dubai Creek Park. The museum also features Islamic Medicine and its pioneers. - Supplied photo
Dubai - 15 medical scientists from the Islamic world are featured in Islamic Medicine section
Published: Sun 28 Feb 2016, 11:00 PM
Last updated: Mon 29 Feb 2016, 10:43 AM
Visitors are flocking to the Nobel Museum Exhibition 2016,, which highlights contributions of Nobel Prize winners in medicine as well as the key role of Islamic scientists in this area over the years.
Organised by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, the exhibition at the Children's City in Dubai Creek Park is themed 'Exploring Life: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine'.
The museum features a number of specialised sections focused on the major aspects of medicine.
When & Where
The exhibition is taking place at the Children's City in Dubai Creek Park from February 21 to March 21, and will be open to visitors Saturday to Thursday, from 9am to 8pm and from 3pm to 9pm on Fridays.
|
Among the notable ones, the 'Alfred Nobel' section showcases the life of Alfred Nobel and his medical research. It features books from his library, which enable visitors to gain insights on his keen interest in physiology and medicine. These books cover a wide range of subjects, from micro-organisms to electrical impulses in the nervous system and from nervous conditions to spas.
The 'Islamic Medicine' features a time line of events of relevance to Islamic medicine. Visitors to this section can learn about the contributions and achievements of 15 scientists from the field of medicine in the Islamic world.
At the 'Inside Explorer' section, visitors are taken on a journey inside the human body in an interactive manner. Visitors also get to learn about the discoveries by Nobel Laureates about the human body and the methods they have developed to view the body's internal parts.
Visitors to 'Seeing the Invisible' section have the opportunity to understand the crucial role of microscopes in the development of physiology and medicine. Here visitors can view parts of their body through a hand-held microscope, and learn about Nobel Prize-awarded achievements connected to different types of microscopy.
'The Cell' section takes visitors into the intricate world of cells and allows them to explore different stages of cell development.
The section also reveals how cells are transformed during the process of aging, how they react to negative external influences, and how they store energy. Visitors can also learn about discoveries related to cells by Nobel Laureates.
The 'DNA' section unravels the biochemical processes within our cells and explains how genes are transferred from generation to generation.
Visitors can see for themselves the fundamental role of Deoxyribonucleic Acid - popularly known simply as DNA - and sheds light on the discoveries by Nobel Laureates.
Visitors to the 'Diseases and Cures' section can learn about the serious diseases that threaten human lives today and what the future scenario would likely be for mankind.
In this section, visitors can learn about Nobel Prize-awarded discoveries related to diseases and the efforts to prevent and cure them.
The Nobel Museum Exhibition is being hosted for the second consecutive year in Dubai.
reporters@khaleejtimes.com
iPhone | iPad
Android
Huawei
