A unifying concept: the history of cell theory

P Mazzarello - Nature cell biology, 1999 - nature.com
Nature cell biology, 1999nature.com
After the first observations of life under the microscope, it took two centuries of research
before the'cell theory', the idea that all living things are composed of cells or their products,
was formulated. It proved even harder to accept that individual cells also make up nervous
tissue.
Abstract
After the first observations of life under the microscope, it took two centuries of research before the'cell theory', the idea that all living things are composed of cells or their products, was formulated. It proved even harder to accept that individual cells also make up nervous tissue.
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