Luba Vukonsky

Entire sacks of letters that piled up in the mailroom was stuffed with letters from people who didn't want to die.

The main goal at the time of many scientists, and of him as well, was to test Darwin's idea that all life on Earth came from the same common ancestor.

The main goal at the time of many scientists, and of him as well, was to test Darwin's idea that all life on Earth came from the same common ancestor.

The main goal at the time of many scientists, and of him as well, was to test Darwin's idea that all life on Earth came from the same common ancestor.

When he was in his late 30s, he traveled to Italy, to the island of Sicily, to study marine animals. And he was studying the larva of starfish.

When he was in his late 30s, he traveled to Italy, to the island of Sicily, to study marine animals. And he was studying the larva of starfish.

When he was in his late 30s, he traveled to Italy, to the island of Sicily, to study marine animals. And he was studying the larva of starfish.

And I've written a book called Immunity, How Ilya Mechnikov Changed the Course of Modern Medicine.

And I've written a book called Immunity, How Ilya Mechnikov Changed the Course of Modern Medicine.

And I've written a book called Immunity, How Ilya Mechnikov Changed the Course of Modern Medicine.

And in the larvae, he saw mobile cells.

And in the larvae, he saw mobile cells.

And in the larvae, he saw mobile cells.

He came up with the idea that maybe this is a defensive force of the organism.

He came up with the idea that maybe this is a defensive force of the organism.

He came up with the idea that maybe this is a defensive force of the organism.

He performed an experiment. It's a very famous experiment in immunology where he inserted thorns into these larvae.

He performed an experiment. It's a very famous experiment in immunology where he inserted thorns into these larvae.

He performed an experiment. It's a very famous experiment in immunology where he inserted thorns into these larvae.

And he saw that the cells indeed ganged up on the thorns. This was for him evidence of his theory that they were there to protect the larva.