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Atoms and Molecules - Laws of Chemical Combination With the development of more scientific ideas on elements, compounds and mixtures, people began to probe into how and why substances react. French chemist A. Lavoisier laid the foundation to the scientific investigation of matter by descr..

Chemotherapy is the use of chemicals or drugs to selectively destroy infectious micro-organisms without destroying the live tissues or the host. Paul Ehrlich called drugs as magic bullets and the first milestone of his research was the discovery of Salvarsan for curing syphilis, in 1909. In 1935, G..

Nomenclature - Carl Linnaeus, father of modern botany, was a Swedish naturalist who laid the foundation of modern classification and nomenclature in 1758. He devised a binomial system of nomenclature (naming system) in which an organism is given two names: A generic name (name of genus) w..

Nomenclature - Carl Linnaeus, father of modern botany, was a Swedish naturalist who laid the foundation of modern classification and nomenclature in 1758. He devised a binomial system of nomenclature (naming system) in which an organism is given two names: A generic name (name of genus) w..

The biggest name in the entire history of genetics beyond any doubt is that of Gregor Johann Mendel (1822-1884). It was Mendel, more than any other scientist, who synthesized the basic principles of heredity into a body of knowledge that has formed the very core of modern genetics. It must be empha..

Mendelian Genetics - The biggest name in the entire history of genetics beyond any doubt is that of Gregor Johann Mendel (1822-1884). It was Mendel, more than any other scientist, who synthesized the basic principles of heredity into a body of knowledge that has formed the very core of modern genet..

Pollution of surface soils - Urban activities generate large quantities of city wastes including several Biodegradable materials (like vegetables, animal wastes, papers, wooden pieces, carcasses, plant twigs, leaves, cloth wastes as well as sweepings) and many non-biodegradable materials (such as p..