Thirteen breakthroughs in the science of living things:
-Anton van Leeuwenhoek's discovery of micro-organisms
-Robert Brown's identification of cell nuclei
-Carl Woese's Archaea classification
-Walther Flemming and Eduard Strasburger's discovery of mitosis
-August Weismann's conclusions on meiosis
-Awareness of cell differentiation and stem cells
-Pinpointing of mitochondria
-Hans Krebs' citric acid cycle
-The discoveries of neurotransmitters, hormones and photosynthesis
-Arthur George Tansley's ideas on ecosystems
-The centuries-long process of studying biodiversity
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