%0 Journal Article %T Basic Sciences. basis of Clinical Medicine. - Basic Sciences. basis of Clinical Medicine. - Open Access Pub %A Jaime Hinzpeter %J OAP | Home | International Physiology Journal | Open Access Pub %D 2018 %X DOI10.14302/issn.2578-8590.ipj-18-2490 In light of current knowledge, it seems evident that the relationship between 21st century clinical medicine and basic sciences such as biology, chemistry, physics and others is close and long-standing. However, three centuries ago, medical science was almost the same as in ancient times. Very little was understood about the human being at this time and many causes of diseases were unknown. The ensuing discoveries were individual adventures of great importance, fundamentally in the basic sciences, and their contribution and legacy to today's medicine are indisputable 1. The purpose of the present editorial is an integrating exercise that encompasses: the historical review, the enumeration of certain scientific milestones, and a philosophical reflection that accompanies the concepts and the current situation. Let us see: The development of microbiology (with the fundamental contribution of Louis Pasteur), provided the doctor the certainty to treat a fever caused by a large number of bacteria with antibiotics, that is to say, that hypothesis, derived from observation, became a verified hypothesis. If fundamental contributions are concerned, we have Dr. Claude Bernard (contemporary and friend of Pasteur), who in the nineteenth century introduced the basic sciences into medical education 5. Through rigor and audacity, he achieved a significant step in what is now known as evidence-based medicine. His book: "Introduction to the study of experimental medicine (1865)", is the cornerstone of the development of medical physiology in addition to being a "classic" book of study. We also have the discoveries of Gregor Mendel, whose plant experiments allowed him to enunciate the laws that bear his name and describe the dominant and recessive characters in the genetic expression. At the beginning of the XX century, his works, which were carried out in an individual manner, were rediscovered by several researchers. More historical milestones were accomplished in this century. The discovery of penicillin, the works of Albert Einstein in physics and the discovery of the double helix of DNA by Watson and Crick. At the same time, the medical field has witnessed the growth and development of medical schools around the world, with the aim (among several) of satisfying a growing need for medical specialists. Given the characteristics of today¡¯s world, we know that clinical work is much more complex than just treating patients and trying to cure them. Consequently, physician skills comprise mastering the basic sciences, proper %U https://www.openaccesspub.org/ipj/article/905