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Microbiology

Biology is the most widespread science that is practiced today. One type of science that has shown tremendous growth and progress throughout the years is microbiology. Microbiology is the subject that studies life and organisms that are too small to see with the naked eye. More specifically, it means that it is the field of biology that covers microorganisms such as fungi, protests, and prokaryotes, which are categorized as eukaryotes. Microbiology began more than three hundred years ago, but in comparison to other forms of biology, it is still fairly young. There are other forms of biology that attributes over a hundred years of research before it was even thought about. Some of those older areas of biology that are related to microbiology is zoology and botany.

1. One of the regular studied subjects of microbiology are viruses. Ironically, viruses are not characterized as microorganisms; however, they are often at the basis of a study in this form of biology. It is commonly studied because, unfortunately, many people are diagnosed with several types of bacteria. Due to this factor, these tiny properties are studied because they are small and need to be viewed and studied with some of the same tools that are the standard to microbiology.

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Another common study of microbiology is bacteria. Bacteria was first discovered by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1676. He used a single-lens telescope that he had personally designed in order to make this finding. Leeuwenhoek made the best advances in biology ever, as it relates to the field of bacteriology and microbiology.

3. As much as we run away from and try to avoid microbes, believe it or not, there are some very helpful types of microbes that are in our environment. Out of the many forms of biology, microbiology is one that has a harmful component that can also be extremely helpful to the people that it can also harm. This helpfulness usually comes in the form of a type of bacteria. This form of biology is used for industrial fermentation. It also aids in the production of products such as vinegar, alcohol, some of your favorite dairy products, amino acids, and antibiotics. Yes, there are microbes that can serve in your healing process from that of another microbe. Strange, but true.

4. Microbiology is also the form of biology that is making advances as far as the pet population is concerned. Biology is being used to help improve the digestive system of these animals. There is research is being developed to see if there are probiotics and prebiotics that can prevent or heal diseases that occur in an animal’s digestive system. Microbiologists will continue to make advances for the animals, which also have to inhabit the earth.