Polish elements in the early development of life sciences

Authors

  • Jakub Barciszewski Instytut Chemii Bioorganicznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Poznań
  • Maciej Szymański Wydział Biologii Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza
  • Aleksandra Maleska Instytut Chemii Bioorganicznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Poznań
  • Daria Olszewska Instytut Chemii Bioorganicznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Poznań, Wydział Biologii Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza
  • Wojciech T. Markiewicz Instytut Chemii Bioorganicznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Poznań
  • Jan Barciszewski Instytut Chemii Bioorganicznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Poznań

Keywords:

development of life sciences, molecular biology, Polish scientific contributions

Abstract

This review compiles the pioneers of biological sciences who have been born and educated on the territories, which has got political independence as Poland state in 1918. Their work and passing knowledge to the next generations had a great impact not only on the progress in science but also on a newly formed Polish society. Many of these contributions laid foundations for chemistry, physics, biochemistry, genetics and other biological sciences.

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