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5 days ago · He is best known to the general public for his invention of the technique of treating milk and wine to stop bacterial contamination, a process now called pasteurization. Pasteur also made significant discoveries in chemistry, most notably on the molecular basis for the asymmetry of certain crystals and racemization.
5 days ago · Louis Pasteur (born December 27, 1822, Dole, France—died September 28, 1895, Saint-Cloud) was a French chemist and microbiologist who was one of the most important founders of medical microbiology. Pasteur’s contributions to science, technology, and medicine are nearly without precedent.
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- Among Louis Pasteur’s discoveries were molecular asymmetry, the fact that molecules can have the same chemical composition with different structure...
- Louis Pasteur is best known for inventing the process that bears his name, pasteurization. Pasteurization kills microbes and prevents spoilage in b...
- Pasteurization is a heat-treatment process that destroys pathogenic microorganisms in certain foods and beverages. It is used for preserving goods...
- Louis Pasteur grew up in a relatively poor family. He was one of four children, and his father was a tanner. In 1849 he married Marie Laurent, the...
5 days ago · France abolished the monarchy centuries ago, but there are still pretenders to the throne from the former royal families. Like many European countries, France was once ruled by royals. From Louis XVI (husband of Marie Antoinette) to Napoléon Bonaparte, these rulers hold a place in history.
3 days ago · In 1881 French microbiologist Louis Pasteur demonstrated immunization against anthrax by injecting sheep with a preparation containing attenuated forms of the bacillus that causes the disease. Four years later he developed a protective suspension against rabies .
- A vaccine is a suspension of weakened, killed, or fragmented microorganisms or toxins or other biological preparation, such as those consisting of...
- A vaccine is made by first generating the antigen that will induce a desired immune response. The antigen can take various forms, such as an inacti...
- A vaccine delivery system is the means by which the immune-stimulating agent constituting the vaccine is packaged and administered into the human b...
- A vaccine imitates infection so as to encourage the body to produce antibodies against infectious agents. When a vaccinated person later encounters...
5 days ago · Henry’s right to Normandy was challenged by William Clito, son of the captive Robert Curthose, and Henry was obliged to repel two major assaults against eastern Normandy by William Clito’s supporters: Louis VI of France, Count Fulk of Anjou, and the restless Norman barons who detested Henry’s ubiquitous officials and high taxes. By 1120 ...
2 days ago · Louis XIV's successors, Louis XV and Louis XVI, largely left Versailles as they inherited it and focused on the palace's interiors. Louis XV's modifications began in the 1730s, with the completion of the Salon d'Hercule , a ballroom in the north wing, and the expansion of the king's private apartment , [83] [84] which required the demolition of ...
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1 day ago · Louis and Pepin of Italy both married and had children during their father's lifetime, and Charlemagne brought Pepin's daughters into his own household after Pepin's death. Rotrude had been betrothed to Emperor Constantine VI, but this betrothal was ended. [345]
