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.
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The appearance of aged persons is too well known to make detailed description necessary. The skin of the face is dry and wrinkled and generally pale. The hairs on the head and the body are white. The back is bent, and the gait is slow and laborious, whilst the memory is weak. Such are the most familiar traits of old age.
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.
age characters lower mammals similar
The old age of lower mammals presents characters similar to those found in man.
concerns health public
Whatever concerns health is of real public interest.
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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.
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It is, of course, quite natural that a biologist whose attention had been aroused by noticing in his own case the phenomena of precocious old age should turn to study the causes of it.
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.