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    • Who was the first to use a microscope and observe cork?
      Robert Hooke
    • What did Robert Hooke report about cells?
      They were "little boxes" or "cells"
    • What is the title of Robert Hooke's published book?
      Micrographia
    • Who is known as "The Father of Microbiology"?
      Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
    • What did Antonie van Leeuwenhoek first observe?
      Live microorganisms through magnifying lenses
    • What did Antonie van Leeuwenhoek document in his drawings?
      Organisms found in rainwater and feces
    • Who questioned the reliability of the Spontaneous Generation Theory?
      Francesco Redi
    • What experiment did Francesco Redi conduct?
      Two jars experiment
    • Who supported the Spontaneous Generation Theory?
      John Needham
    • What experiment did John Needham perform?
      Chicken broth and corn broth experiment
    • What was John Needham's argument regarding microbes?
      They arose spontaneously in broths
    • Who criticized John Needham's experiment?
      Lazzaro Spallanzani
    • What did Lazzaro Spallanzani find in his experiment?
      Significant error in Needham's experiment
    • What was a criticism of Spallanzani's observations?
      Not enough oxygen in sealed flasks
    • Who believed in the importance of handwashing?
      Florence Nightingale
    • What did Florence Nightingale develop for documenting mortality rates?
      Coxcomb or rose charts
    • Who is known as "The Father of Modern Pathology"?
      Rudolf Virchow
    • What concept did Rudolf Virchow challenge?
      Spontaneous generation
    • What was Rudolf Virchow's contribution to biology?
      Concept of biogenesis
    • Who disapproved of the Spontaneous Generation Theory?
      Louis Pasteur
    • What did Louis Pasteur demonstrate about microorganisms?
      They contaminate sterile solutions
    • What did Louis Pasteur's discoveries lead to?
      Aseptic techniques
    • What method did Louis Pasteur introduce related to fermentation?
      Pasteurization Method
    • What role do yeasts play in fermentation according to Pasteur?
      Crucial role in fermentation
    • What theory did Louis Pasteur contribute to regarding disease?
      Germ Theory of Disease
    • Who applied the germ theory to medical procedures?
      Joseph Lister
    • What substance did Joseph Lister use to treat surgical wounds?
      Phenol
    • What was the impact of Joseph Lister's findings?
      Reduced infections and deaths in surgery
    • Who discovered Bacillus anthracis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
      Robert Koch
    • What did Robert Koch formulate regarding disease causation?
      Koch's Postulate
    • What are the steps of Koch's Postulate?
      1. Found in diseased, not healthy individuals
      2. Must be cultured from diseased individual
      3. Inoculation must recapitulate the disease
      4. Must be re-isolated and matched to original
    • Who is famous for the discovery of the smallpox vaccine?
      Edward Jenner
    • How did Edward Jenner discover the smallpox vaccine?
      From a milkmaid infected by cowpox
    • Who conducted important research on chemotherapy?
      Paul Ehrlich
    • What compound did Paul Ehrlich discover?
      Salvarsan or Compound 606
    • What award did Paul Ehrlich receive in 1908?
      Nobel Prize
    • Who discovered an antibiotic from Penicillium chrysogenum?
      Alexander Fleming
    • What was the accidental discovery made by Alexander Fleming?
      Discovery of Penicillin
    • What happened to the staphylococcus colonies in Fleming's observation?
      They underwent lysis and became transparent
    • Who introduced a method of sterilization using temperature?
      John Tyndall
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