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Which of the following individuals argued in favor of the theory of spontaneous generation?a. Francesco Redib. Louis Pasteurc. John Needhamd. Lazzaro Spallanzani
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Louis Pasteur also conducted experiments that disproved spontaneous generation for microorganisms, so it's not him either. Lazzaro Spallanzani conducted experiments that supported Pasteur's findings, so it's not him. That leaves us with John Needham, who argued in Show more…
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