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Germ Theory is the concept that microorganisms can cause disease, and this theory is the foundation of modern medicine. Here is a summary of some key discoveries.

Germ Theory is the concept that microorganisms can cause disease, and this theory is the foundation of modern medicine. Here is a summary of some key discoveries.

Experimentation on humans is today regulated by law, but in 1874 there were few safeguards in place to protect Mary Rafferty from Dr. Roberts Bartholow.

What causes transmissible SEs? Is the pathogen prion, virus, or something altogether different? See what the experts think about this rare, deadly neurological disease.

The assertion that life can instantaneously arise from nonliving matter is called spontaneous generation. Here are the critical experiments that busted the myth.

Some of the early discoveries that led to today's vaccines happened almost by chance. The astute observations of Jenner and Pasteur were the foundation of immunology.

The great scientists in history either changed the world, their science or both. This group of top scientists made a big impact on their science.

Learn how Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, an uneducated Dutch merchant, discovered the microscopic world of animalcules and forever changed biological science.