Hong Kong 2013 Biotechnology

6 stamps with the theme on "Innovation & Technology" was released by Hong Kong Post Office on 4 November 2013. The stamps were reproduced on an 8-sided miniature sheet. The stamp representing biotechnology, shown here, has a graphical representation of the double helix superimposed on a corn cob, probably referring to genetically modified corn.

France 2014 50th Anniversary of INSERM

The French Post released on 7 July 2014 a stamp to celebrate 50 years of INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) or the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, that comprises 10 institutes covering the area:

• Neurosciences, cognitive sciences, neurology & psychiatry
• Cancer
• Circulation, metabolism & nutrition
• Immunology, hematology & pulmonology
• Public health
• Health technologies
• Molecular and structural basis of living organisms
• Cell biology, development & evolution
• Genetics, genomics & bioinformatics

The stamp is illustrated with the image of mice motor nuclei highlighted using the Brainbow technique, a process by which individual neurons in the brain are distinguished from neighbouring neurons using fluorescent proteins to express different ratios of red, green, and blue, flagging each neuron with a distinctive colour.

Mexico 2013 25 Years of CONADE (Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte)

Mexico released on 13 December 2013 a single stamp to mark 25 Years of CONADE, or Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte, or National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport, in English. The stamp features cycling, taekwando, boxing and athletics, with the silhouette of Mexican female athlete silhouette, Ana Gabriela Guevara Espinoza (born March 4, 1977, in Nogales, Sonora), a retired bemedallioned track and field athlete who became a Mexican Senator. A central circle features scientific methodology for monitoring athletic performance and body vital signs, hence the stamp background is decorated with biorhythmic graphs with various icons; one of these icons, the top one on the left features a double helical representation of DNA.

Mali 2013 Nobel Prize for Medicine 2012

Shinya Yamanaka and Sir John B Gurdon were  awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be converted to stem cells. The backgound of the souvenir sheets issued to commemorate them contains the helical DNA representation.

St Pierre & Miquelon 2013 The Hospital Before & After

To be released on 18 September 2013, the stamp features current and yesteryear views of the St Pierre and Miquelon Hospital. The design seen here is based on models created by Jean-Claude Girardin. In the foreground on the right side of the stamp is a modern graphical presentation of the helical DNA.

Israel 2013 Achievements in Cardiology

A set of 3 stamps commemorating Israeli achievements in the field of cardiology were released 2 April 2013. The first stamp features the percutaneous heart valve, this is used typically for replacement of heart valves, that is executed via a catheter introduced through the femoral artery or vein, instead of a dangerous open-chest intervention that would include a by-pass procedure. The second stamp features a stent that is inserted into arteries to keep blood vessels open. The third stamp features an implantable defibrillator.

Turkey 2013 World Down Syndrome Day

Turkey issued a souvenir sheet on 21 March 2013 to commemorate World Down Syndrome Day. The souvenir sheet contains 3 stamps, the 50 kurus stamp is illustrated with a impression of a chromosome and the classic double helical DNA, the 2.20 lira stamp also has the classic double helical DNA at the lower right corner. Down syndrome is also known as trisomy 21, as it is a genetic condition in which a person has 3 copies of chromosome 21 instead of the usual 2. Scott 3335.