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The Germ Theory of Disease
The germ theory is one of microbiology’s most significant theories. The theory states that germs (e.g. bacteria, fungi, protozoan etc.) cause diseases. Scientists who designed the theory designed procedures to prevent the transmission of diseases. Learn more about this theory by reading this article

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What is Systems Biology?
This new way of looking at the biological sciences has revolutionized biology and medicine, with its de-emphasis on reductionism, in favor of a more integrated approach.

Published by Emma Lloyd (7,185 pts ) on Dec 15, 2008 to
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History of Vaccination
The word vaccination is a fairly new invention, but the practice itself is much older.

Published by Emma Lloyd (7,185 pts ) on Nov 29, 2008 to
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Animal Experimentation: History
This article, second in a series about animal research, includes a brief look at the history of animal testing and a summary of some of the advances medical science has made using animals.

Published by Emma Lloyd (7,185 pts ) on Nov 23, 2008 to
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On the Origin of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin is known as the father of evolution, more or less, but he is by no means the only person to have had evolutionary theories. What and who were Darwin’s influences and inspirations?

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The Life and Times of Alfred Wallace, another Discoverer of Evolution
Darwin is famous for his theory of evolution, but he was not the only person who correctly determined how the process worked. Alfred Russel Wallace isn’t well known but his theories were just as important, not to mention correct.

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Darwin & Wallace: The Two Track Model of Scientific Thought
The belief systems of evolutionists Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace are interesting to compare, as the two men both “discovered” evolution independently of one another, and in completely different ways. It is also interesting to speculate upon what might have happened had Wallace published his theories before Darwin did.

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Fleming, Florey, & Chain: The Discovery and Development of Penicillin
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming, but it wasn’t until Howard Florey and Ernst Chain came across Fleming’s research that the first antibiotic was mass-produced for human use.

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Louis Pasteur
French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur made important contributions in several scientific fields, including in immunology and chemistry.

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Watson & Crick and the Discovery of the Double Helix
How did the discovery of the structure of DNA come about, and what steps led to this discovery?

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