What is the theory of spontaneous generation ? Name the scientist who dismissed it
What is the theory of spontaneous generation ? Name the scientist who dismissed it

Life evolved spontaneously from nonliving substances, according to the hypothesis of spontaneous generation. It was a long-held concept among the ancient Greeks, dating back to Aristotle. With his famous swan-neck flask experiment, Louis Pasteur is credited with successfully disproving the hypothesis of spontaneous generation. “Life only comes from life,” he went on to say afterwards.