Question

Which of the following best describes what most influenced the development of Virchow's contribution to modern cell theory?

A The availability of scientific publications gave Virchow the opportunity to publish his work.

B The development of modeling techniques allowed Virchow to demonstrate his idea.

C Virchow's discussions with Schleiden and Schwann convinced him that cells divide.

D Virchow pieced together contributions of earlier work by other scientists to form his idea.