Some of the greatest scientific discoveries haven’t resulted in Nobel Prizes. Louis Pasteur, who lived from 1822 to 1895, is arguably the world’s best-known microbiologist. He is widely credited for ...

Editor’s note: This year What If?, our annual collection of scenarios, considers the future of health. Each of these stories is fiction, but grounded in historical fact, current speculation and real ...

The Wonderful century -- The Legend of Pasteur -- Pasteur in action -- From crystals to life -- The Domestication of microbial life -- Spontaneous generation and the role of germs in the economy of ...

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Tired of hearing about Louis Pasteur's bold statements that a vaccine could protect livestock against the deadly disease of anthrax, French veterinarian Monsieur H. Rossignol challenged Pasteur to ...

In recent months, the U.S. government has taken steps to defund and dismantle key infectious disease programs, including a National Institutes of Health lab that has contributed to groundbreaking work ...

A Dutch scientist named Antoine Van Leeuwenhoek discovered microorganisms in the 17th Century. It was mind-blowing international news. But eventually the novelty wore off. Who cares if there are ...

In the 1850s, winemakers in France and throughout the rest of Europe were facing a problem that threatened them with economic ruin. One barrel of grape juice would turn into perfectly good wine, while ...

An Edinburgh surgeon was the first person to recognize and cure a bacterial infection, a British biologist is claiming 1. John Goodsir realized that microbes make people sick in 1842 - nearly 20 years ...