Friedrich Loeffler: How a physician’s curiosity helped create virology
Imagine being told that an infectious disease is caused by something that cannot be seen, cannot be grown by the methods available to you, and can pass through a filter…
A medical scientist forgotten from the public view
Index Home Medical students know a deal about microscopists and scientists Robert Koch (who discovered TB bacillus), Rudolf Virchow (who gave us number of terms in pathology) , and Louis Pasteur…
Science gives a gentle nudge to the monarchs !!
Index Home The year 1923 was a landmark of sorts for medical philately. On 25th of May, France issued a Louis Pasteur postage stamp. This was the first time, a medical…
Understanding diseases: truths exposed by a microscope
Index Home Emergence of a microscope Origin of microscope is shrouded in controversy. Various traders and workmen used lens for magnification as early as 12th-13th centuries. However, it would take four…