Nobel Prize - After Robert Koch discovered that tuberculosis was caused by a bacterium, the hunt for a cure began. In 1939, Nobel Laureate Selman Waksman (pictured) and colleagues began systematic studies
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This 'bacteria hunter' discovered the causes of tuberculosis, anthrax, and cholera | National Geographic
![The Nobel Prize on Twitter: "#WorldTBday Robert Koch presented his discovery of the bacterium that causes TB 24 March 1882: http://t.co/HPh4rl4yoF http://t.co/WJPVoJxLig" / Twitter The Nobel Prize on Twitter: "#WorldTBday Robert Koch presented his discovery of the bacterium that causes TB 24 March 1882: http://t.co/HPh4rl4yoF http://t.co/WJPVoJxLig" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CA3S8Y7WAAACQXt.jpg)
The Nobel Prize on Twitter: "#WorldTBday Robert Koch presented his discovery of the bacterium that causes TB 24 March 1882: http://t.co/HPh4rl4yoF http://t.co/WJPVoJxLig" / Twitter
Nobel Prize - German physician Robert Koch, born on this day in 1843, discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) In the 1800s, the disease caused as many as a quarter of
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