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Who first recognized the cell as the universal unit of life

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The cell was first recognized by Robert Hooke

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It was scientist Robert Hooke
Interested in learning more about the microscopic world, scientist Robert Hooke improved the design of the existing compound microscope in 1665. His microscope used three lenses and a stage light, which illuminated and enlarged the specimens.
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