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  2. Frederick Twort - Wikipedia

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    Frederick William Twort FRS [1] (22 October 1877 – 20 March 1950) was an English bacteriologist and was the original discoverer in 1915 of bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria). [4] He studied medicine at St Thomas's Hospital , London , was superintendent of the Brown Institute for Animals (a pathology research centre), and was a ...

  3. Bacteriophage - Wikipedia

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    In 1915, British bacteriologist Frederick Twort, superintendent of the Brown Institution of London, discovered a small agent that infected and killed bacteria. He believed the agent must be one of the following: a stage in the life cycle of the bacteria; an enzyme produced by the bacteria themselves, or; a virus that grew on and destroyed the ...

  4. Escherichia virus T4 - Wikipedia

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    Bacteriophages were first discovered by the English scientist Frederick Twort in 1915 and Félix d'Hérelle in 1917. In the late 1930s, T. L. Rakieten proposed either a mixture of raw sewerage or a lysate from E. coli infected with raw sewerage to the two researchers Milislav Demerec and Ugo Fano.

  5. Mindy Cohn says a 'greedy' co-star tanked the 'Facts of Life ...

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    "The Facts of Life" star Mindy Cohn said a revival of the hit ABC sitcom was scuttled by a "greedy" co-star who quietly tried to set up her own spin-off instead. Cohn, 58, who played Natalie on ...

  6. 'Facts of Life' revival was ruined by 1 'greedy' co-star ...

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    There’s drama among cast members of The Facts of Life, and, sadly, Mrs. Garrett is no longer around to help resolve the mess.. Mindy Cohn — who played Natalie on the beloved sitcom, which ...

  7. Lisa Whelchel on 'Facts of Life' ending 35 years ago - AOL

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    At the end of The Facts of Life, Blair (Whelchel) bought the boarding school she once attended.As the new headmaster, she became the Mrs. Garrett-like character, helping students — played by ...

  8. History of virology - Wikipedia

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    They were discovered in the early 20th century, by the English bacteriologist Frederick Twort (1877–1950). [20] But before this time, in 1896, the bacteriologist Ernest Hanbury Hankin (1865–1939) reported that something in the waters of the River Ganges could kill Vibrio cholerae – the cause of cholera.

  9. 'Facts of Life' stars reunite to surprise Drew Barrymore for ...

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    Barrymore's "Facts of Life" reunion comes more than two years after Whelchel, Cohn and Fields showed up for ABC’s “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” reenactment of a 1982 episode of their ...