Summarize the four key points of the cell theory.

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Summarize the four key points of the cell theory.

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The cell theory is the universally accepted theory that describes the cellular nature of all living organisms. The cell theory was developed by the scientists Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann, with input from Rudolf Virchow. 

The cell theory was developed based on the contributions of Anton von Leeuwenhoek, who designed the one of the earliest microscopes, and Robert Hooke, who discovered cells using microscopes. 

The cell theory formed the fundamentals of biology and also refuted the theory of spontaneous generation, which proposed that living organisms could arise from nonliving materials.

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