Which of the following researchers observed densely stained reticular structures surrounding the nucleus (Hint: Figure)?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Camillo Golgi .
Camillo Golgi observed densely stained reticular structures (later named the Golgi apparatus) using his silver-staining technique in nerve cells.
Other scientists' contributions:
- William Harvey: Discovered blood circulation (unrelated to cell structures).
- Francis Crick: Francis Crick, along with James Watson, elucidated the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, a breakthrough in molecular biology.
- Louis Pasteur: Pioneered germ theory and vaccination (microbiology, not cell biology).
Golgi's discovery of the reticular network (1898) was pivotal in cell biology, though initially debated. The organelle now bears his name.