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In 1839, Theodor Schwann, a German zoologist and colleague of Schleiden's, published a comprehensive report on the cellular basis of animal life. Schwann concluded that the cells of plants and animals are similar structures and proposed these two tenets of cell theory: 1). All organisms are composed of one or more cells. 2). The cell is the structural unit of life.