Happy birthday, Louis Pasteur!
Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist regarded as “the father of microbiology,” and is one of the reasons infectious disease does not have the grip on mankind that it once had. He is the namesake of pasteurization, which is a treatment used on milk and wine to curb contamination of bacteria. He is also widely regarded for his work regarding germ theory.
While Pasteur didn’t invent vaccines, he did refine the technique and developed safe and effective vaccines against rabies and anthrax. His technique was widely used by other scientists in the development of other vaccines which have saved countless lives over the years.
Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist regarded as “the father of microbiology,” and is one of the reasons infectious disease does not have the grip on mankind that it once had. He is the namesake of pasteurization, which is a treatment used on milk and wine to curb contamination of bacteria. He is also widely regarded for his work regarding germ theory.
While Pasteur didn’t invent vaccines, he did refine the technique and developed safe and effective vaccines against rabies and anthrax. His technique was widely used by other scientists in the development of other vaccines which have saved countless lives over the years.
