EditorialSchleiden, Matthias Jacob (Hamburg ,1804-Frankfurt am Main, 1881). German botanist. His research on embryonic stem cells opened the way for the Schwann cell theory.
EditorialSchwann, Theodor (Neuss-am-Rhein 1810-Cologne, 1882). German physiologist. He defined the cell as the structural unit of all living organisms (1839).
EditorialSchleiden, Matthias Jacob (Hamburg ,1804-Frankfurt am Main, 1881). German botanist. His research on embryonic stem cells opened the way for the Schwann cell theory.