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  2. Agostino Bassi - Wikipedia

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    Agostino Bassi, sometimes called de Lodi (25 September 1773 – 8 February 1856), was an Italian entomologist. He preceded Louis Pasteur in the discovery that microorganisms can be the cause of disease (the germ theory of disease ).

  3. Earth Song/Ocean Song - Wikipedia

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    Hopkin's version was released as a single in June 1971, and was not the traditional pop song Apple were expecting, [13] with one reviewer describing it as "probably the nicest thing she has recorded, but also the least commercial". [14] Earth Song/Ocean Song was released at the beginning of October 1971 in the UK and the following month in the ...

  4. Louis Pasteur - Wikipedia

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    Louis Pasteur FRS Photograph by Nadar, 1895 Born (1822-12-27) 27 December 1822 Dole, France Died 28 September 1895 (1895-09-28) (aged 72) Marnes-la-Coquette, France Education École normale supérieure University of Paris Known for Anthrax vaccine Cholera vaccine Rabies vaccine Chirality Dextran Fermentation theory Galactose Germ theory of disease Kinetic resolution Koch–Pasteur rivalry ...

  5. Fermentation theory - Wikipedia

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    One of the chemical processes that Pasteur studied was the fermentation of sugar into lactic acid, as occurs in the souring of milk. In an 1857 experiment, Pasteur was able to isolate microorganisms present in lactic acid ferment after the chemical process had taken place. [9] Pasteur then cultivated the microorganisms in a culture with his ...

  6. History of virology - Wikipedia

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    The second half of the 20th century was the golden age of virus discovery and most of the 2,000 recognised species of animal, plant, and bacterial viruses were discovered during these years. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] In 1946, bovine virus diarrhea was discovered, [ 60 ] which is still possibly the most common pathogen of cattle throughout the world [ 61 ...

  7. Germ theory's key 19th century figures - Wikipedia

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    Louis Pasteur was a French chemist who discovered chirality while studying crystals. This discovery became the basis for a new form of chemistry called stereochemistry . [ 49 ] [ 50 ] While Pasteur was studying paratartrate crystals in 1857, he discovered that his calcium paratartaric acid solutions were growing fungi.

  8. Video shows how far germs travel when flushing toilet - AOL

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    How toilet water sprays when we flush - carrying potentially deadly germs into the air - has been revealed in a series of experiments.Scientists say the 'invisible plume' - containing microscopic ...

  9. Koch–Pasteur rivalry - Wikipedia

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    Amid anthrax vaccine's success, Pasteur introduced rabies vaccine (1885), the first human vaccine since Jenner's smallpox vaccine (1796). On 6 July 1885, the vaccine was tested on 9-year old Joseph Meister who had been bitten by a rabid dog but failed to develop rabies, and Pasteur was called a hero. [13] (Even without vaccination, not everyone ...