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Kircher found out that maggots develop in decaying tissues.
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Leeuwenhoek was important because he found microscopic organisms with his microscope. This helps us better understand the the function of cells.
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Robert Hooke discovered microscopic units and gave them the name "cells". This was a very important event in the history of cells because it is essential to us to know what cells are to get a better understanding.
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Swammerdam discovered that a frog embryo has globular particles.
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Spallanzani showed that an organism derives from other organisms.
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Robert Brown was the first person to recognize the nucleus as essential. Because of this, we now know that living cells need a nucleus to function properly.
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Schleiden suggested that the structure of plants is made up of cells. This discovery made us realize that cells are not just in humans, but also other life forms.
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Kölliker showed that cells are formed from pre-existing cells. Because of this, we got a better understanding of how cells get formed.
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Wilhelm had an idea that the nerve-cell body forms and independent unit. This is important because it gave more insight on how the nervous system works.
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The cell theory gave a different view on the structure on cells. This was important to further our understanding on cells.