Written for THE NEW YORK TIMES SATURDAY REVIEW OF BOOKS by Charles Loomis Dana, M.d.c.l. Dana. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is ...
On the morning of 9 June 1904, the French press was abuzz with excitement about a scientific lecture given the day before by Russia-born microbiologist, Élie Metchnikoff. Four years later ...