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The first electron microscope to peer into an intact cell ushers in the new field of cell biology.
Anna Atkins, pioneering female photographer, revolutionized scientific illustration using a newly invented photographic technique.
A 19th century geologist and minister investigates a prehistoric cave full of hyena bones in his native England.
Twenty-five years later, the magazine is still hitting many of the same key discussion points of science.
An early advocate of the sequencing of the human genome reflects on his own predictions from 1986.
How an Italian scientist doing Frankenstein-like experiments on dead frogs discovered that the body is powered by electrical impulses.
After completing his studies in medicine and biology, a restless Ernst Haeckel set off for Italy in 1859 to study art and marine biology. The diversity of life fascinated the 26-year-old Prussian, and in addition to painting landscapes, he spent the
The discovery of a new and mysterious form of radiation in the late 19th century led to a revolution in medical imaging.
As epidemics swept across the United States in the 19th century, the US government recognized the pressing need for a national lab dedicated to the study of infectious disease. In 1887, the government set its sights on a small lab located in the Mari
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