Tuesday, March 21, 2006
This Day in the History of Science
On this day in 1877, Louis Pasteur begins work on virulent anthrax bacteria in his laboratory in Lille, France. With his assistants, the anthrax was cultured for a number of years, resulting in the production of the first vaccine for what was otherwise a fatal disease.
(h/t Today in Science History)
(h/t Today in Science History)
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 6:43 AM 
