Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Micrographia

  • The beginnings of cell theory: Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow

    JMS PearceHull, England Every schoolchild is taught in biology about cells and their elemental importance. Students of biological and medical sciences also learn about the Schwann cell sheath that invests nerve fibers. What is less well known is how these two are related. Schwann, a physician by training, and Schleiden, a botanist from Hamburg, were…