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M.J. Shleiden shifted the scientific community's attention to cellular processes with his

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claim that cells were the basic unit of all plant matter

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In 1883, the German botanist Matthias Schleiden came to the conclusion that all plants were built of cells, while the German zoologist Theodor Schwan, only a year later, concluded the same for animals.

Together they lay the foundation of the so-called cellular theory which represents a fundamental discovery in biology. This theory contains three basic postulates:

  • All living organisms are made up of one or more cells;
  • The cell is the basic unit of structure and function of the organism;
  • Cells are formed only by the reproduction of existing cells.
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