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The Pioneering Scientist Who Explained Contagious Diseases
The Pioneering Scientist Who Explained Contagious Diseases
September 21, 2023, 2 p.m. ET
September 25 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the most important scientist you’ve never heard of. His name was Agostino Bassi and he was the first to identify the specific microorganism that caused a contagious disease, the first to prove the germ theory of disease. How he did it is a remarkable story of scientific passion and perseverance. This deserves to be more widely known.
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