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THE dawn of the new era in medicine occurred, however, in 1857, with Pasteur's discoveries. These were soon followed by those of Lister, and thus began a quick succession of discoveries by men well known in the history of science and medicine. To-day there is a stronger link with medicine and the pure sciences. Physics and chemistry, with physiology, have taken pride of place in their services to medical knowledge. Radiology has the discoveries of Röntgen and others as its basis. Chemistry has afforded incalculable aid to therapeutics. The value of the scientific investigations of the seven known vitamins to medicine need scarcely be emphasised. Hormones and virus diseases are now of great importance to the study of physiology and pathology. The kinship between medicine and education was also emphasised by Lord Dawson. Still closer co-operation is required in the quest for knowledge. The Medical Research Council is doing a great service in supporting and directing efforts, wherever they come from, and it maintains contact between workers and between the institutions to which they belong.?There is, however, need for further co-ordination among bodies which represent varied aspects of medical knowledge such as the basic sciences, medicine, surgery, obstetrics, education, and administration.
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Medicine and the Basic Sciences. Nature 130, 159 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130159c0
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