this is what he said "Bernard is correct. The bacteria are nothing. The soil is everything" does that mean the soil is the cause of the bacterica?
2006-12-16 09:58:48 · 3 answers · asked by ChenggyBoy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
They don't think he really said that. That anecdote was reported decades after he died, not at the time, so no one can guarantee he said it. Therefore -- it means nothing..?
2006-12-16 10:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by Curtis B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. They have never been fully explained, but the "Lady Hope" story is similar : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Hope#The_Lady_Hope_Story So it may be that a dying man's last words denying his life's work is simply not true.
2006-12-16 10:10:12 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Pasteur#Honors_and_final_days
2006-12-16 15:47:55 · answer #3 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋