Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723): father of microscopy

Mathematics is considered as the mother of all sciences because it is a tool which solves problems of every other science. Other subjects like biology, Chemistry or Physics is based on simple chemical solutions.

Although the concept of biology as a single coherent field arose in the 19th century, the biological sciences emerged from traditions of medicine and natural history reaching back to Ayurveda, ancient Egyptian medicine and the works of Aristotle, Theophrastus and Galen…

The word biology is derived from the greek words /bios/ meaning /life/ and /logos/ meaning /study/ and is defined as the science of life and living organisms.

The branches of biology include:

Lamarck and Treviranus coined the term Biology. It is a branch of science that deals with the study of different life forms.

Leeuwenhoek is universally acknowledged as the father of microbiology. He discovered both protists and bacteria [1]. More than being the first to see this unimagined world of ‘animalcules’, he was the first even to think of looking—certainly, the first with the…

Platelets are the smallest blood cells, typically around 2 μm in diameter and anucleated, with an average lifespan of 7 to 10 days in humans.

neurons The longest cells in the human body are neurons. Neurons are cells within the nervous system and carry messages throughout the body. The longest axons in the human body are those of the sciatic nerve, which run from the base…

Robert Hooke The first time the word cell was used to refer to these tiny units of life was in 1665 by a British scientist named Robert Hooke.