Name of the Scientist: Paul Ehrlich
Category of Research: Botanist, Bryologist
Born: 1854
Died: 1915
Contributions: He invented the precursor technique to Gram staining bacteria, and the methods he developed for staining tissue made it possible to distinguish between different type of blood cells, which led to the capability to diagnose numerous blood diseases. His laboratory discovered Arsphenamine (Salvarsan), the first effective medicinal treatment for syphilis, thereby initiating and also naming the concept of chemotherapy.
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