Louis Pasteur vs Robert Koch: The History of Germ Theory

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Compares Pasteur's and Koch's competing approaches, from fermentation and vaccines to Koch's postulates, and how their rivalry established germ theory; a well-researched medical history.

What you'll learn

The rivalry between Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch and how together they established germ theory.

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