Dutch optician Zacharias Janssen invented the compound microscope
In 1604, Dutch optician Zacharias Janssen is recognized as the inventor the compound microscope. Though rudimentary, the Janssen…
In a first for imaging, new microscope captured details, 3D motion of molecules in liquid
On Feb. 16, 2022, the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, announced that it…
Sanford Burnham Prebys scientists developed a machine-learning algorithm that gleans information from microscope images
On Oct. 22, 2019, scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys announced they had developed a machine-learning algorithm that gleans…
Gene expression profiling can accurately diagnose Burkitt’s lymphoma
On Jun. 7, 2006, gene profiling, a molecular technique that examines many genes simultaneously, can accurately distinguish between…
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers produced first direct images of DNA
On Jan. 19, 1989, a team of researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the U.S. produced the…
The Pap smear was introduced into medical practice
In 1943, George Nicholas Papanicolaou and Herbert Traut published their landmark book “Diagnosis of Uterine Cancer by the…
The Marine Hospital Service created in a one-room laboratory by Joseph Kinyoun
In 1887, Joseph Kinyoun, a Marine Hospita Service (MHS) physician trained in the new bacteriological methods, set up…
Chemist Robert Koch developed a technique whereby bacteria can be stained and identified
In 1877, german chemist Robert Koch and his team also developed ways of staining bacteria to improve the…
Charles Cagniard de Latour’s work with microscopes showed that yeast is a mass of cells that reproduce by budding
In 1836, Charles Cagniard de Latour’s work with microscopes shows that yeast is a mass of little cells…
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek reported microscopic observations on mold, parts of a bee and a louse
On Sept. 17, 1683, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, known as “the Father of Microbiology” wrote to the Royal Society…