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DNA was discovered by
DNA was discovered by
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Friedrich Meischer is credited with the discovery of DNA in 1869. He identified an acidic substance (DNA) in the nucleus of pus cells and called it “nuclein”.
Altman studied the chemical nature of nuclein and renamed nuclein as nucleic acid due to its acidic nature.
Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin used X-ray diffraction analysis of DNA fibres to get insights into the structure of DNA.
Watson and Crick proposed the famous double helix model for the structure of DNA based on the X-ray diffraction data produced by Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin.
Maurice Wilkins shared the Nobel prize with Watson and Crick for the DNA structure.
Sadly, Franklin was not considered for the prize as she died of cancer and Nobel prize is not awarded posthumously.
Friedrich Meischer is credited with the discovery of DNA in 1869. He identified an acidic substance (DNA) in the nucleus of pus cells and called it “nuclein”.
Altman studied the chemical nature of nuclein and renamed nuclein as nucleic acid due to its acidic nature.
Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin used X-ray diffraction analysis of DNA fibres to get insights into the structure of DNA.
Watson and Crick proposed the famous double helix model for the structure of DNA based on the X-ray diffraction data produced by Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin.
Maurice Wilkins shared the Nobel prize with Watson and Crick for the DNA structure.
Sadly, Franklin was not considered for the prize as she died of cancer and Nobel prize is not awarded posthumously.
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