... to play in the development of new vaccines. During the 1800s, microscopes were built which were stronger that the ones used before. These helped scientists to observe how and why food decayed. As a result of this, a French scientist called Louis Pasteur began to develop the idea that decaying matter did not grow out of infected foods; that, instead, it was travelling ... wrong. After a series of careful experiments, Pasteur proved that microbes floated about in the air, landing on different substance, and so causing decay. He also experimented the effect of boiling food, placing it in a...

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... the properties of life is entirely unrealistic. Life cannot be created from non-life. One experiement that disputes the spontaneous generation theory is that when air particles are exposed to food such as bread or broth and then are left sitting for a few days, they become filled with living microorganisms. These organisms come from a biological cause, not a generational development. The mice ... ...

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... injuries of the wounded. Sterilization is also referred to in the Bible, in the book of Leviticus. The peoples of that time were noted for using heat to sterilize their food. (History of Antiseptics, 1/10/03) The most gigantic leap in the advancement of antiseptics, however, has occurred within the past five centuries. This began with the work of Antoine Van ... ...

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