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Pionner(s)	What he/she/they did
Charles Drew	Developed a method for typing and storing blood; started the first blood bank.
Sir Alexander Fleming	Discovered penicilin.
Rosalind Franklin	Was instrumental in discovering the structure of DNA but received very little credit.
Pastuer	Discovered that germs cause disease; disproved the theory of spontaneous generation at the microscopic level.
Leeuwenhoek	Was the first person to view living cells (blood cells) under a microscope.
Racheal Carson	Wrote a book titled "The Silent Spring" in which she explained the affect of pesticides (specifically DDT) on the ecosystem.
Alfred Wallace	Proposed the theory of natural selection around the same time as Charles Darwin, but received very little credit.
Miller and Urey	Performed an experiment in which organic matter (amino acids, etc.) was generated from inorganic material.
Mary and Louis Leakey	Found the fossil of a 4 million year old "human-like" organism (Australopithecus).
Aristotle	Was the first person to classify plants and animals; was a famous philosopher.
Redi	Disproved the theory of spontaneous generation in macroscopic animals (such as flies).
Pavlov	Described a type of simple animal behavior known as classical conditioning.
Linnaeus	Came up with a system for classifying and naming organisms that is still used today.
Konad Lorenz	Studied the genetic basis of behavior by observing imprinting in geese.
Mendel	Considered the father of heredity; performed experiments with pea plants.
Charles Darwin	Went down in history as the founder of natural selection.
Harvey	Discovered the circulatory system.
Jonas Salk	Developed a vaccine for polio.
Edward Jenner	Found a vaccine for small pox.
Hooke	Credited with the naming of "cells".
Schleiden	Discovered that all plants are made from cells.
Schwann	Discovered that all animals are made from cells.
Virchow	Discovered that all cells arise from other living cells.
Lister	First person to sterilize instruments for surgery.
James Watson and Francis Crick	Discovered the "double helix" structure of DNA.
Jane Goodall	Studied the behavior of chimpanzess in the wild.