The World of Biologist Mechnikov: How to See an Entire World under the Microscope

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Ilya Mechnikov — a great Russian and French biologist, Nobel Prize laureate, a scientist whose work made a significant contribution to many fundamental discoveries. As a zoologist without a medical education, he found himself at the origins of an entire branch of medicine — immunology. In this book, you will learn not only about his most important discovery but also how Mechnikov sought ways to save crops from pests, helped create vaccines, fought dangerous infections, and even devised ways to maintain health through food.

We invite you to look through the microscope together and discover how great scientific discoveries are made. And perhaps one day, make your own.