What famous dictum did Virchow introduce about cells?
All cells come from cells
Cells are immortal
Cells are self-regenerating
Cells are independent beings
Answer
In 1858, Rudolf Virchow proposed the famous dictum that "omnis cellula e cellula". This means that all cells come from cells, and it is one of the basic principles of cell biology. Virchow's dictum was based on his observations that all cells are formed by the division of existing cells, and that new cells are not created spontaneously.
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