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Renaissance
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*marked w/ the invention of printing press;
*which allowed for a wider distribution of scientific information. |
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Middle East/ Arab World
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*Came up with a classification system that they still use today, but is very complicated
*Came up with a lot of medicinal drugs from plants *one of first to use Sulfur *First to associate disease and hygeine (clean=healthy) |
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Robert Hooke
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*Coined the term "cell"
*First to see cells |
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Francisco Redi
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Began to disprove Abiogenesis
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Anton Von Leeuwenhoek
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*Described the 3 basic shapes of bacteria
* "Father of Microbiology" |
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Carl Von Linne
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*Came up with current day classification system
*Came up with Binomial name *Carolus Linnaeus |
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Edward Jenner
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Discover vaccine for smallpox
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Jean Lamarck
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One of more recent guys to contribute to evolution theory
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Theodor Schwann
Matthias Schleiden |
*Did not work together at first
*First to observed cell mitosis |
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Charles Darwin
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*Scientific officer aboard HMS Beagle
*Wrote "Origin of Species"- compiled of theories |
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Rudolph Virchow
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confirmed Schwann and Schleiden
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Jonas Salk
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Came up with injectable polio vaccine
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Christiaan Barnard
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First to perform heart transplant
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Ian Wilmut
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Cloned Dolly the sheep
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Linus Pauling
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Discovered that some diseases are created by a mutated cell
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Louis Pasture
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*worked in a refinery
*wine-Aerobic; vinegar-Anaerobic *Pasteurization *Discoverd the cure for Rabies and many more diseases |
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Ignaz Semmelweis
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First doctor to propose clean hospital settings
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Greggor Mendel
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Genetic experiments with plants
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Barbara McClinock
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Discovered jumping genes in corn which led to genetic Cancer Research in humans
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James Watson
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Nobel prize for discovering structure of DNA
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Francis Crick
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Nobel prize for discovering structure of DNA
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Maurice Wilkins
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Nobel prize for discovering structure of DNA
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Rosalind Franklin
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Died before she could get the Nobel prize, but helped to discover structure of DNA
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Walter Reed
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Discovered that some diseases are transmitted by mosquitos/ insects (yellow fever)
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Fredrick Banting
Charles Best |
*worked together
*Discovered insulin *Isolated insulin |
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Germans
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*Big war weapons
*Best good surgeons *Came up with antibiotics, mainly Sulfa *human genetic experiments with genocide |
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Alexander Fleming
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Got Nobel prize for discovering Pennicillin
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Joseph Lister
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*Created disinfectant
*proposed cleaner conditions for table, and area around patient |
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Chinese
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*First to come out of Pre-history
*Invented paper *Domesticated plants and animals (silk worm) *First to use pesticides |
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Indians
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*Specialized in domesticating plants (millet, dates, melon, & cotton)
*Studied Human anatomy and physiology |
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Howard Florey
Ernest Chain |
Received Nobel prize for
*rediscovering and purifying and mass producing Pennicillin |
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Egyptian
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*obsessed with death
*Studied plants for imbalming purposes, came up with a lot of medicinal plants *First to use birth control, oral, IUD, and condoms found in/on mummies) |
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Babylonian
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Figured out how plants reproduce, worked mainly with palm trees
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Greeks
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*Aristotle came up with first classification system: air, land, & sea
*A lot asexual reproductive studies *believed in Abiogenesis |
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Romans
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*Very good doctors and human anatomists
*Could reattach body parts *VERY advanced medical practices |
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Leonardo of Vinci
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*Good at anything he tried
*Did a lot human anatomy dissection |
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William Harvey
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*Discovered that blood circulates within the body
*mainly dissected criminals |
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Pre-historic Man
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*Knowledge of plants (which to eat, which not to eat)
*Knowledge of medicinal plants *Domesticated many animals and plants *Development of which led to agricultural systems |
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Botany
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study of plants
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zoology
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study of animals
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physiology
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study of fuction
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anatomy
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study of structure
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biochemistry
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use of chemicals with living organisms
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pathology
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study of diseases
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taxonomy
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study of classification
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Ecology
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study of how organisms survive in its environment
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microbiology
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study of small life/ microscopic organisms
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bacteriology
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study of bacteria
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virlogy
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study of virus
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immunology
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study of immune system
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cytology
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study of cells
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paleontology
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study of fossils
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mammalogy
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study of mammals
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ornithology
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study of birds
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herpetology
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study of reptiles & amphibians
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ichthyology
entomology |
study of fish
study of insects |
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Oncology
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study of cancer
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mycology
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study of fungus
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genetics
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study of inheritance/ passing of genes/ DNA
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Biometrics
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appication of mathematics to biology
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