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Scientific Theories Through time. Heterogenesis Life of one form is derived from life of another form (eg. Bees from flowers) Spontaneous Generation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlbh6024R1c AKA “Abiogenesis” Developed by Aristotle – influenced by heterogenesis Noted that mice come from dirty hay, crocodiles come from rotting logs at the bottom of swamps, flies come from dung The natural process of life arriving from non-living matter spontaneously Robert Hooke 1665 First scientist to publish drawings of micro organisms Common reaction to his publishings: “Whoah, we’re made of tiny living things?!” Coined the term “cell” for the smallest living thing. Francesco Redi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzbHOY5fGqc 1668 BUSTED THE THEORY OF SPONTANEOUS GENERATION! He disproved this theory by experimenting with two chunks of meat. Chunk 1: Left out over a series of days Result: Meat was filled with maggots, thus spontaneous generation must have occurred Chunk 2: Left out over a series of days BUT was kept concealed in a jar. Result: Meat was a little hot and smelly, but NO MAGGOTS. Redi realized that the reason there was no maggots was because flies were kept from the meat and thus could not lay eggs. Anton van Leeuwenhoek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrgxvTnoo3A 1676 Discovered and observed protozoa and bacteria. “Father of Microbiology” Known for his further development of the microscope The discovery of the existence of micro organisms supported the theory of spontaneous generation because such small organisms were thought to be too simple to reproduce sexually or even asexually. (Obviously, they didn’t know about cell division.. yet.) Louis Pasteur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXdbQ1JkX7c 1854 Discovered that microbes like bacteria and fungi don’t spontaneously appear in sterile, nutrient rich environments, but only invade from the outside Revolutionary breakthrough in causes and prevention of diseases Invented Pasteurization Treating milk and wine with heat to kill bacteria. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0rCEBPgo5Q Biogenesis Alternative to abiogenesis (spontaneous generation) Every living thing came from a pre-existing living thing. Biogenesis is now a fact, not a theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBl5Je9J96o