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lie Metchnikoff (1845-1916), Russian
biologist and zoologist who received the
Nobel prize for his
work with
German bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915) in the
field of immunology. Metchnikoff's
studies of
bacteria led him to the discovery of the substance,
compound calomel, being capable of curing
syphilis. During the last years of his
life he studied the
field of geriatrics and experimented with prolonging one's
life span through the
consumption of the same
bacteria that turns
milk sour.
Elie Metchnikoff (1845 - 1916), Russian zoologist and bacteriologist. He discovered the basis for the
theory of immunity-the
ability of the white
corpuscles in the blood to fight disease by destroying
bacteria.