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How did Pasteur help to disprove spontaneous generation?

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To disprove the theory of spontaneous generation, Louis Pasteur devised a way to flask that allowed oxygen in, but prevented dust from entering. The broth did not show signs of life until he broke off the neck of the flask allowing dust, and therefore microbes, to enter.

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To disprove the theory of spontaneous generation, Louis Pasteur devised a way to flask that allowed oxygen in, but prevented dust from entering. The broth did not show signs of life until he broke off the neck of the flask allowing dust, and therefore microbes, to enter.
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