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Jan 1, 1580
Zacharias Janssen
invented the microscope -
Han Janssen
is credited with inventing the microscope -
Robert Hooke
Hooke viewed a thin cutting of cork and discovered empty spaces contained by walls which he termed cells -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
He discovered bacteria -
Theodor Schwann
Schwann was a master microscopist who examined animal tissue, specifically working on notochord development in tadpoles. -
Matthias
He discovered that all plants were composed of cells -
The Discovery
Cells were first discovered in 1839 by Schleiden and Schwann -
cell breakthrough
German doctor Minkowski discovers link between diabetes and pancreas -
Rudolph Virchow
Virchow’s research at Würzburg helped to establish the concept of cellular pathology -
cell breakthrough
stem cells treatments is proving to be a promising new way to improve motor functions in early studies.
