Selman Waksman revolutionized medicine, thanks to his discoveries of life-saving antibacterial compounds. His investigations have also spawned further studies for other disease-curing drugs. Waksman isolated streptomycin, the first chemical agent that...

Selman Waksman discovered of life-saving antibacterial compounds and his investigations spawned further studies for other disease-curing drugs. Waksman isolated streptomycin, the first chemical agent effective against tuberculosis. Prior to Waksman's...

Selman Waksman discovered life-saving antibacterial compounds and his investigations spawned further studies for other disease-curing drugs. Waksman isolated streptomycin, the first chemical agent effective against tuberculosis. Prior to Waksman's...

The American microbiologist Selman Abraham Waksman (1888-1973) received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his discovery of streptomycin. Selman Abraham Waksman was born on July 2, 1888 in Novaia-Priluka near Kiev in what is now the Ukraine....

Waksman focused his research on the study of agents that kill microorganisms. He coined the term " antibiotic" and discovered streptomycin, which was the first effective treatment for tuberculosis. Born in Priluki, Russia, Waksman emigrated to the...

Waksman focused his research on the study of agents that kill microorganisms. He coined the term " antibiotic" and discovered streptomycin, which was the first effective treatment for tuberculosis. Born in Priluki, Russia, Waksman emigrated to the...