Lazzaro Spallanzani
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Lazzaro Spallanzai, was the Italian physiologist who was one of the
founders of experimental biology. Born in Scandiano, a small town in the
providence of Emilia on Jan. 12, 1729 , Spallanzani was among the many
dedicated philosophersof the eighteeth century (Lazzaro...1). His main
scientific inter ....
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.... and theology and took minor orders.
Within a few years he became a priest and added himself to two
congregations in Modena (Gillispie,2).
Spallanzani, in hundreds of experiments tested various rituals for
rendering infusions permanently barren and finally found that they
remained free of microorganisms when put into flasks that were sealed and
the contents boiled for one hour (Lazzaro...1).The entrance of air into
the flask through a slight crack in its neck was followed infusoria. He
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