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*built his own compound microscope
*discovered that all living things are made of cells -
*named the cell
*inspired by the chambers of a dormitory -
*all life comes from an egg
*disapproved spontaneous generation -
*built his own microscope
*used it to discover bacteria on people's teeth
*he called bacteria animicules because they looked like small animals -
*studied stem cells
*called them hydra -
*created the first detailed description of the cell nucleus
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*created a description of the inside of a plant cell
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*researched plant tissue
*all plants are made of cells -
*different parts of the plant organism are composed of cells
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*discovered that:
-all animals are made of cells
-all organisms are made of 1 or more cells
- cells are the basic unit of organization and structure -
*researched cell division
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*discovered that physical traits were passed down through genes
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*dicovered that all cells come from prexisting cells
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*proved that cells come from prexisting cells
*researched bacteria contamination -
*researched the structure of nervous tissue
