Editing 1907 in science (section)

==Chemistry==
* June 6 – [[Persil]] [[laundry detergent]] is first marketed by [[Henkel]] of [[Düsseldorf]], Germany, the first to combine a bleaching agent ([[sodium perborate]]) with a base washing agent ([[sodium silicate]]) commercially.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.henkel.com/about-henkel/2006-18539-100-years-of-persil-11029.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214101029/http://www.henkel.com/about-henkel/2006-18539-100-years-of-persil-11029.htm|archive-date=2010-12-14|title=100 Years of Persil|publisher=Henkel AG|date=2006-12-22|access-date=2016-09-17}}</ref>
* [[Hermann Emil Fischer|Emil Fischer]] artificially synthesizes [[peptide]] [[amino acid]] chains and thereby shows that amino acids in [[protein]]s are connected by amino group-acid group bonds.
* [[Hermann Staudinger]] prepares the first synthetic [[Beta-lactam|β-lactam]].
* [[Georges Urbain]] discovers [[Lutetium]] (from ''[[Lutetia]]'', the ancient name of Paris).