Feeling a little sorry for myself for having to spend Christmas week at home with the flu, I happened to notice that today is the birthday of Louis Pasteur. A French chemist and microbiologist, he was one of the founders of medical microbiology.
Pasteur is remembered for his work in the causes and preventions of diseases. His germ theory of disease led to the creation of vaccines for rabies and anthrax. The general public knows him best for inventing a method to treat milk and wine in order to prevent it from causing sickness - pasteurization.
Too bad he didn't live long enough to do some work on colds and flu.
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