Explain why the work of Robert Koch was so Important? (7 Marks) Koch discovered and developed what Pasteur did not. Using Germ theory, he discovered the germ that caused Anthrax, a disease that affected animals as well as people. This was a phenomenal breakthrough as this was the first time that a specific germ had been identified, this then 100% proved Pasteur’s theory, which then left a wide door open for many more scientists to investigate and discover other specific bacterial germs that were damaging to the human body. The reason this makes Koch so important is because if he hadn’t investigated Anthrax using Pasteur’s theory, the germ theory may never have caught on leaving people to believe false theories for much longer.
Scientists felt there was more future for medicine. There were thousands of people were dying of incurable diseases. Paul Ehrlich the Nobel Prize Winner was the one who discovered chemotherapy to cure these diseases. He did lot of experiments to kill just the microorganisms not the human tissue. His first experiment was on the diseases syphilis.
Medieval surgeons also realised how to use wine as an antiseptic Why did the Ancient Greeks make more progress in medicine than people in the Middle Ages? Explain your answer (8) Religion had a massive hinder in the middle ages because they believed God caused illness, so they wouldn’t look for other cause. So they couldn’t improve on treatments, as God sent the illness, all you had to do was pray. Then you would be cured. They also believed Galen was right, so there was no need to find other cures.
But it wasn't just his research that made an impact, it was the way that carried out his research, by using human bodies he opened the door for many other significant discoveries to be made that would have never occurred otherwise. The Church had forbidden the use of human bodies, preventing any advancement in medicine, and it wasn't until Vesalius successfully defied that law that dissection of humans were allowed in the University of Padua. Even today human dissection is used, and this freedom has made hundreds, if not thousands, of discoveries possible. Vesalius inspired the once static world of medicine to advance in a way it never had been able to
In the short article “Why evolution should be taught in public schools” by Laura H. Kahn, author states that in order to understand true science knowledge children in schools should be taught evolution of plants, animals and humans. In the beginning of her passage she gives example of previous science case that had to go through many struggles before it was accepted and approved. “In the nineteenth century, the prevailing dogma was "spontaneous generation." It did nothing to prepare scientists and physicians to develop effective strategies against the infectious diseases that were killing untold numbers of people. Louis Pasteur, the French chemist who developed the rabies vaccine, was instrumental in disproving spontaneous generation and replacing it with the germ theory of disease.
The island is infected with the virus ANSD so these scientists have to carefully unfold this mystery. Throughout the book Dr. Blum and his medical team perform different tests on the infected ones to better understand what is the difference between the humans and the zombies. This would help them know of the human is already infected so they can have an idea whether it is “human” or “No longer human”. In order to see what the virus is capable of, the medical dissects the zombie brains, hearts, lungs, skin, and digestive system. After all this was performed, drawings were made to help give a better idea and supply more details of all the internal organs.
From these results he built an accurate picture of where death rates were highest and what they died of. His statistics put pressure on the government, however, it did not lead directly to improvement and his role was not as great in the act of 1848 as that of Chadwick. John Snow was an explorer in public health. In 1849 he believed Cholera was spread through water. However this was dismissed until 1854 where he proved that people using the water pump at Broad Street were dying as a result of a leaching cesspool.
These cures were mostly attempted by plant or herb remedies and often failed to provide protection for the Indian population. Trade routes also help spread disease through the native American population. In 1585, when disease started showing a pattern of its presents it occurred strange to the native American population according to Thomas Hariot. He also stated that they neither knew what it was, nor how to cure it. In the case of the pueblo Indians from new Mexico, a small pox
We have learned that modern biological technology in high school and got to know the safety of GM foods. However, Martin Evans, a Nobel Prize winner in Physiology in 2007, said the belief that transgenic technology is safe is not entirely founded and any conclusion should be based on testing results. (Evans, p.8) From my perspective, even if GM foods might lead to some troubles with our health, people should accept them to be produced. Otherwise, it must be a barrier to the developing of human race. Another reason for me to support GM foods is why GM foods are always more nutritious and even more delicious than normal conventional foods.
The Renaissance is famous for discoveries in science, geography and art. There were also breakthroughs in medicine but, by 1700, people were no healthier than in the Middle Ages. However it was still a very important period in medical history as it led to new and exciting discoveries about the human body that would help in the future. Some famous people from the Renaissance were; Leonardo da Vinci (taught young artists how to draw and drew very detailed sketches of the human body, however, he never published his work), Johannes Gutenburg (invented the printing press in the 1450’s), Andreas Vesalius (made new discoveries about the anatomy of the human body), William Harvey (discovered that blood circulates around the body) and Ambroise Pare (pioneered new surgical methods for treating gunshot wounds and stopping bleeding). The Renaissance is an important period because of discoveries about anatomy thanks to Andreas Vesalius.