Louis Pasteur

This timeline provides a look at some of the historical aspects of fighting infection, covering early discoveries on germs, vaccination, ...

Early examples of biotechnology include breeding animals and crops, and using microorganisms to make cheese, yoghurt, bread, beer and wine. ...

We can’t see them. We can’t hear them or feel them, but they are with us. There are 10 trillion ...

Microbiology started with Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1676. Microbiology is the study of microorganisms and includes the fields ...

Since their discovery by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, microorganisms have been found in almost every environment on earth. Microorganisms are capable ...