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Cell theory
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In biology, cell theory is a scientific theory first formulated in the mid-nineteenth century, that living organisms are made up of cells, that they are the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms, and that all cells come from pre-existing cells. Cells are the basic unit of structure in all living organisms and also the basic unit of reproduction.
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Cell theory has traditionally been accepted as the governing theory of all life,[1] but some biologists consider non-cellular entities such as viruses living organisms[2] and thus disagree with the universal application of cell theory to all forms of life.