{"id":26122,"date":"2024-09-27T20:05:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T12:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefooduntold.com\/?p=26122"},"modified":"2024-11-15T08:25:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T00:25:44","slug":"how-louis-pasteur-debunked-the-spontaneous-generation-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefooduntold.com\/food-microbiology\/how-louis-pasteur-debunked-the-spontaneous-generation-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"How Louis Pasteur Debunked the Spontaneous Generation Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Philosopher Aristotle coined the idea of the spontaneous generation theory in 4th century BCE, 22 centuries before time of Louis Pasteur. This theory stated that living matter could arise from non-living matter spontaneously. One of the most famous examples of this theory is that maggots could appear on decaying piece of meat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This idea went on to persist for a very long time. This is due largely to the fact that it easily explained how mold grow on bread or that flies appear on spoiled food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this idea did not align to many scientists, many of them tried to disprove this idea, including Louis Pasteur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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