Have you heard of Louis Pasteur? He’s a rare example of a chemist and microbiologist with a globally recognisable name – even though he died almost 130 years ago. But the reason we call the semi-sterilisation of milk and wine ‘pasteurisation’ is all because of him, and he was a pioneer of vaccination and other disease-minimising efforts that ultimately saved the lives of millions of people – to this day. What’s that got to do with pipettes, you may be wondering? Because we can thank Louis for those, too – and you’ll still find plenty of labs who ...Read more
