Martinus Willem Beijerinck, his life and his work

Martinus Willem Beijerinck on the Cell and Life

In its most primitive form, life is, therefore, no longer bound to the cell, the cell which possesses structure and which can be compared to a complex wheel-work, such as a watch which ceases to exist if it is stamped down in a mortar. No, in its primitive form life is like fire, like a flame borne by the living…

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