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Who named cells and when?
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Asked by tapan sinha,
14 Dec '12 11:50 am
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Robert hooke first saw these structures and named them cell as they appeared like the jail cells, in the year 1665
Answered by iqbal seth, 14 Dec '12 11:53 am
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Robert Hooke coined the term "cell" in the mid 1600's. He named them because when he first observed the under a microscope, he was looking at a piece of cork; whose cells are rectangular and reminded him of the cells in a monastery.
Answered by Ataur Rahman, 14 Dec '12 11:52 am
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