title: Birth of the life sciences in The Netherlands and Belgium.
abstract: Small countries can seldom compete in science with larger, more powerful nations. The Netherlands and Belgium, however, are excellent examples of centres that fertilized scientific activity in neighbouring countries for over 400 years.
authors.affiliation: npaweletz@nexgo.de
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paweletz
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D001530:Belgium; D001695:Biology / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009426:Netherlands