Quote of the day
The [Nobel ]prize is such an extraordinary honor. It might seem unfair, however, to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.
Ferdinand Cohn

Born: January 24, 1828
Died: June 25, 1898 (aged 70)
Bio: Ferdinand Julius Cohn was a German biologist. He is one of the founders of modern bacteriology and microbiology.






