DNA

 

October 6, 2023



The discovery of DNA, according to ChatGPT, “Was a watershed moment in the history of science.” Unraveling its double-helix structure began when Friedrich Miescher isolated a substance from the nuclei of white blood cells in the mid-19th century.

His research remained dormant until 1928 when Fredrick Griffith conducted experiments showing the transfer of genetic material among pneumonia-causing bacteria. The beginning of the end of the secrets of heredity occurred 70 years ago at the University of Cambridge. James Watson and Francis Crick defined the complex structure of the molecule lurking i...



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