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    A Brief History of Biology

    Men with Visions

    The Men of Biology


    ARISTOTLE  Father of Biology  Natural philosopher, identified some of the known living characteristics such as reproduction.

    The Men of Biology


    Galen - Studied the functions of the kidneys and spinal cord using the Barbary ape.

    The Men of Biology


    Andres Vesalius - was the founder of modern anatomy. - Broke traditions by performing his own dissection using cadavers.

    The Men of Biology


    William Harvey - Correctly described how the blood is pumped around the body by the heart

    The Men of Biology


    Marie Francois Bichat French anatomist and physiologist whose systematic study of human tissues helped found the science of histology.

    The Men of Biology


    Henri Dutrochet - Was credited for the formation of cell biology - Discovered cells in plants and actual process of osmosis

    The Men of Biology


    Robert Hooke - Coined the term Cell - First to observe a plant cell (cork cell)

    The Men of Biology


    Anton van Leeuwenhoek Helped in the improvement of the microscope First to describe muscles, blood flow in capillaries, spermatozoa, bacteria and protozoans

    The Men of Biology


    Carolus Linnaeus - Laid the foundations for the modern scheme of Taxonomy - Introduced the use of binomial nomenclature (genus + species)

    The Men of Biology


    Gregor Mendel - Father of Genetics - First to discover the ability of organisms (pea plants) to pass traits from parents to offspring.

    The Men of Biology


    Louis Pasteur Confirmed the theory of diseases Introduced the process of pasteurization First to create a vaccine against rabies Disproved the theory of spontaneous generation

    The Men of Biology


    Sir Alexander Fleming - Isolated and discover the antibiotic properties of penicillin.

    The Men of Biology


    Charles Darwin - Pioneered the evolutionary theory - Proponent of the theory of natural selection

    The Men of Biology


    James Watson and Francis Crick - Discovered the double helix structure of the DNA

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    http://www.bookrags.com/Vesalius www.britannica.com/eb/article9079105/Marie-F... www.biologydaily.com/.../Antoni_van_L eeuwenhoek http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medi cine/laureates/1945/fleming-bio.html

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Paste ur

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