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Science, as some believe, is a continuing struggle to disprove existing theories and establish proven facts in their place. Such is the case with Francesco Redi, an Italian physician and naturalist. He was born in 1626, in Tuscany, Italy, where theory, rather than fact, dominated much of the logic used to explain certain happenings in life. For instance, due to the fact that there were no refrigerating devices during the 1600s, meat often rotted. As a …

…observed. Afterwards, he experimented. He experimented by modifying one aspect of his experiment as he repeated it. First, he used jars with no lids. Then, as he repeated the experiment, he used jars with lids. Afterwards, he used jars with netting. When he finished with his experiments, he formulated a conclusion. This method is the very method that modern biologists use while conducting their experiments, and they owe part of their success to this man.