"48 Hours" Presents: Private Needham's War

5. Who conducted the experiment below?A) Needham B) Pasteur C) ... | Filo

John Needham designed an experiment (1749) in which he boiled some broth for a short time and then corked the flask, thereby sealing the flask. After a few days, he noticed that the broth had microbes in it. Because of this, most people concluded that spontaneous generation was possible for microorganisms. What was wrong with this conclusion? (may choose more than one)

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Q1) Explain how certain individuals (Redi, Needham, Spallanzani... | Filo