It stripped away the mystery of biological complexity and provided a unifying logic for all biology, medicine, and genetics. 2. The Germ Theory of Disease (Late 1800s)
James Clerk Maxwell did for physics what Newton did for motion. He unified electricity, magnetism, and light into a single field. It stripped away the mystery of biological complexity
This opened the door to the "Genomic Age," leading to CRISPR gene editing, personalized medicine, and the ability to track the history of our species through our code. Conclusion: Which is the "Most" Important? " leading to CRISPR gene editing
The realization that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations. It stripped away the mystery of biological complexity