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Jan 1, 1489
Disections of Humans
Leonardo da Vinci started disecting corpses to learn more about them. -
Blood cells
Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovers blood cells -
Basis for research on body parts
William Harvey publishes An Anatomical Study of the Motion of the Heart and of the Blood in Animals which forms the basis for future research on blood vessels, arteries and the heart -
Causes of Diseases
Louis Pasteur identifies germs as cause of disease -
Typhoid Fever
First vaccine developed for typhoid fever -
Blood Types
Karl Landsteiner introduces the system to classify blood into A, B, AB, and O groups -
No More Small Pox
Smallpox is eradicated -
Kidney Machine
Willem J. Kolff invented the artificial kidney dialysis machine -
Cancer
First vaccine to target a cause of cancer -
Small Pox
Persian Physician Rhazes Identifies small pox -
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