Who proposed cell theory? write the postulates of the theory?
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Matthias Schleiden
Cell theory was eventually formulated in 1839. This is usually credited to Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann. However, many other scientists like Rudolf Virchow contributed to the theory.
So, the postulates of the modern cell theory are as follows: Cell is the basic functional & structural unit of life(all living organisms).
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The three classical postulates of cell theory are:
All known life is composed of one or more cells. ...
Cells are the building blocks of organisms. ...
Cells come from other cells.
The cell theory is credited to the work of Theodar Schwann and Matthias Jakob Schleiden in the 1830's.
By the late 1830's botanist Matthias Jakob Schleiden and zoologist Theodar Schwann were studying tissues and proposed the unified cell theory .
The unified cell theory states that :
- all living things are composed of one or more cells
- the cell is basic unit of life
- new cells arise from existing cells