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Dmitri Ivanovsky
The Virus Finder November 9, 1864 Today is the birthday of the Russian Botanist Dmitri Ivanovsky. In 1892, Dmitry researched the cause of an infection called “Wildfire” in tobacco plants in Crimea. Dmitry made a startling discovery when he learned that even after running through a filter, sap from an infected plant could still…
Read MoreNovember 9, 2020 Josiah Hoopes, Dmitry Ivanovsky, Alfred Austin, Dylan Thomas, Urban Garden Design by Kate Gould, and Carl Sagan
Today we celebrate a forgotten West Chester nurseryman and entrepreneur who pioneered the mail-order plant business. We’ll also learn about the Russian botanist who made a startling discovery from the sap of diseased tobacco plants. We salute the Welsh poet and writer who died on this day in 1953 after drinking 18 straight martinis. We…
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