Robert Hooke first discovered the structure of cells in 1665 by observing dead cork, but it was Antonie van Leeuwenhoek who first observed and described living cells in 1674, including single-celled organisms like bacteria and protozoa. Hooke is credited with coining the term "cell," while Leeuwenhoek made the first observations of live cells.
Who discovered the first living cell?
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