“cells originate not only from cells but also from living substance that does not have the structure of the cell.” LifeCells Book:The Origin of Cells Source: The Origin of Cells
“it must be admitted that parallel with the division of the already formed cells there continued throughout the ages the development of cells from protoplasm, and living protoplasm, too, continued to be formed and to develop from inorganic matter” CellsInorganic To OrganicProtoplasm Book:The Origin of Cells Source: The Origin of Cells
“there is a countless number of the simplest formations, viruses, which evidently stand on the border-line between the living and the non-living.” LifeCellsInorganic To Organic Book:The Origin of Cells Source: The Origin of Cells
“Dialectical Materialism teaches us that life originated on earth as a result of the process of development of matter. Nature should be considered not as a state of rest and immobility, stagnation and immutability, but as a state of continuous movement and change. All phenomena should be studied from the standpoint of their continuous renewal and development, their arising and dying away.” Dialectical MaterialismSoviet Science Book:The Origin of Cells Source: The Origin of Cells