Who discovered viruses?

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Who discovered viruses?

I need proof, so give me the site you got the information from?

2007-03-13 23:58:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Charles Chamberland studied the first documented virus.
Dimitri Ivanovski showed that extract oif tissue could still be infectious after all bacteria had been removed.
Martinus Beijerinck coined the term virus to describe these infectious agents.

2007-03-14 00:10:58 · answer #1 · answered by Red P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

In the late 19th century Charles Chamberland developed a porcelain filter. This filter was used to study the first documented virus, tobacco mosaic virus.

2007-03-14 04:58:13 · answer #2 · answered by ANITHA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋