Elie Metchnikoff
Elie Metchnikoff
Ilya Ilyich Mechnikovwas a Russian zoologist best known for his pioneering research in immunology...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth16 May 1845
CountryRussian Federation
fear real illumination
Needless fear and panic over disease and misfortune that seldom materialize are simply bad habits. By proper ventilation and illumination of the mind it is possible to cultivate tolerance, poise and real courage.
cells different roles
It is possible to state as a general principle that the mesodermic phagocytes, which originally (as in the sponges of our days) acted as digestive cells, retained their role to absorb the dead or weakened parts of the organism as much as different foreign intruders.
elements importance constant
There is only one constant element in immunity, whether innate or acquired, and that is phagocytosis. The extension and importance of this factor can no longer be denied.
disease exposed households life lives members schools seen strike troops
It is often seen that in households where all members are exposed to the same danger, or again in schools or troops where everyone lives the same life, disease does not strike everyone indifferently.
among ancient held human nature
In the ancient world and, above all, among the Greeks, human nature was held in high esteem.
adoration appeared art cause greek greeks human nature plastic
The adoration of human nature by the Greeks appeared in Greek plastic art and was the cause of its excellence.
among cure disease domestic immunity lower man observed quite
Disease is not the prerogative of man and the domestic animals, so it was quite natural to see if the lower animals, with very simple organizations, showed pathological phenomena, and if so, infection, cure and immunity could be observed among them.
mentally studied whom
Most of the centenarians whom I have been able to see have been so defective mentally that all that can be studied in them are the physical qualities and functions.