Concepts in Cell Biology - History and Evolution

This book discusses central concepts and theories in cell biology from the ancient past to the 21st century, based on the premise that understanding the works of scientists like Hooke, Hofmeister, Caspary, Strasburger, Sachs, Schleiden, Schwann, Mendel, Nemec, McClink, etc. in the context of the latest advances in plant cell biology will help provide valuable new insights.


Plants have been an object of study since the roots of the Greek, Chinese and Indian cultures. Since the term “cell”...