Round 10: Tossup 2

This scientist and collaborator of Marie Laurent (“laur-ON”) told his family never to reveal his laboratory notebooks to anyone as he often gave misleading accounts of his discoveries. Researchers from a European institute named for this scientist were jointly awarded a 2008 Nobel Prize for discovering HIV. This scientist corresponded with John Tyndall and boiled meat broth in a (10[1])swan neck flask to disprove the theory of spontaneous generation. A process named for this scientist involves heating a liquid to 70 degrees Celsius to inactivate enzymes that cause spoilage. (10[2])For 10 points, name this French (10[1])scientist and “father of microbiology,” who names a process that makes it safe to drink milk. ■END■

ANSWER: Louis Pasteur [accept pasteurization; accept Pasteur Institute or Institut Pasteur] (The researchers in the second line are Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier.)
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Northern CaliforniaMain4100%25%72.25
Southern CaliforniaMain7100%14%72.14
Eastern Canada (1)Main5100%0%75.60
Eastern Canada (2)Main9100%11%77.33
FloridaMain4100%25%90.50
Great LakesMain12100%33%82.83
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain9100%0%73.22
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain10100%10%80.80
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain2100%0%80.50
MidwestMain9100%0%67.89
NorthMain4100%0%81.00
NortheastMain11100%18%74.36
PacificMain8100%25%82.50
South CentralMain7100%0%72.71
SoutheastMain13100%15%80.31
Upstate NYMain5100%40%78.00
UK (North)UK5100%0%82.20
UK (South)UK7100%43%82.29