Robert Hooke discovered cells in 1665 when examining a thin slice of cork under a microscope. Anton van Leeuwenhoek later observed red blood cells, sperm cells, and single-celled organisms in 1674. In 1831, Robert Brown discovered the nucleus in cells and theorized it was a constant component. Later, in 1835, Felix Dujardin discovered that living cells contain an internal substance called sarcode. The cell theory, developed from these early discoveries, states that all living things are made of cells, cells come from preexisting cells through cell division, and cells are the basic functional units of living things.