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jan 1, 1768 - Lazzaro Spallanzani

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Spallanzani boiled chicken broth and sealed it to test spontaneous generation. During this experiment no microorganisms grew, disproving spontaneous generation. Spallanzani also argued that the life force was in the air.

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jan 1, 1768
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~ 258 years ago

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