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Theodor Schwann was a German scientist who wanted to understand how different types of cells worked and performed functions in different tissues. He was one of the first to theorize that all living things are made up of cells.

Rudolf Virchow was a German doctor who wanted to discover the origin of diseases. He accepted the idea that all living things are made up of cells and extended the idea to theorize that many diseases are the result of bacterial cells infecting the body.

The example described above suggests that
A.
scientific discoveries are never made by doctors.
B.
scientists always have the same goals when making related discoveries.
C.
German scientists were the first to disprove cell theory.
D.
people with different goals can make contributions to scientific knowledge.

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D

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D. People with different goals can make contributions to scientific knowledge

Both Schwann and Virchow had different thoughts and ideas. Schwann wanted to understand how cells worked - Virchow wanted to know the origin of diseases. Different goals.

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