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Jack in NB

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On reading a history book a short while ago, ran across the note that the tobacco plant was the "guinea-pig" that led to the discovery of the virus families.

The tobacco mosaic virus was isolated by Dr. Dmitri Ivanovski, a microbiologist at the University of Saint Petersburg in the 1890's, to help solve a problem for Crimean tobacco growers. This was the first virus to be identified, and his techniques opened the door for a host of further discoveries by other researchers.
 

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Knucks - the book was "Man in Search of his Ancestors" by Andre Senet - probably late thirties. Found it on the shelf in the Anti-Poverty Org store.

It was fascinating reading!
 
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