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   Johannes Friedrich Miescher (13 August 1844 – 26 August 1895) was a Swiss physician and biologist. He was the first scientist to isolate nucleic acid in 1869. Miescher also identified protamine and made several other discoveries.

   • Education: University of Göttingen (M.D. 1868), University of Lepzig
   • Nationality: Swiss

   • Known for: Discovery of nucleic acidly s
   • Fields: Biology

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   Mar 27, 2024 · Friedrich Miescher (born August 13, 1844, Basel, Switzerland—died August 26, 1895, Davos) was a Swiss student of cell metabolism and the discoverer of nucleic acids. In 1869, while working under Ernst Hoppe-Seyler at the University of Tübingen , Miescher discovered a substance containing both phosphorus and nitrogen in the nuclei of white ...

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   Apr 22, 2013 · Learn how Friedrich Miescher, a Swiss scientist, discovered DNA in 1869 by studying white blood cells and salmon sperm. Find out more about the history and properties of DNA in this online education kit.

4. www.dnaftb.org › 15 › bioFriedrich Miescher :: DNA from the Beginning

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   Friedrich Miescher was a Swiss physician and researcher who discovered nuclein, the precursor of DNA, in 1869. He also studied the metabolism of salmon and taught physiology at the University of Basel.

5. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleFriedrich Miescher and the discovery of DNA - ScienceDirect

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   Feb 15, 2005 · Within 10 years of their experiments, Watson and Crick deciphered its structure and yet another decade on the genetic code was cracked. However, the DNA story has already begun in 1869, with the young Swiss physician Friedrich Miescher.

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   • Publish Year: 2005

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7. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 15680349Friedrich Miescher and the discovery of DNA - PubMed

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   Feb 15, 2005 · Friedriech miescher. Over the past 60 years, DNA has risen from being an obscure molecule with presumed accessory or structural functions inside the nucleus to the icon of modern bioscience. The story of DNA often seems to begin in 1944 with Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty showing that DNA is the hereditary material. Within ….

8. www.embopress.org › doi › fullFrom discovering to understanding: Friedrich Miescher's ...

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   Feb 19, 2010 · Friedrich Miescher (1844–1895; Fig 1 ), the Swiss scientist who discovered DNA in 1869 ( Miescher, 1869a ), developed surprisingly insightful theories to explain its function and how biological molecules could encode information.

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   Why did Friedrich Miescher isolate DNA?

   • Friedrich Miescher isolates DNA for the first time. Miescher, a Swiss scientist, wanted to study the chemistry of cells. He chose to study white blood cells, which are abundant in pus, and were abundantly available to him in bandages from a hospital near his university.

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   Who is Friedrich Miescher?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Friedrich Miescher (born August 13, 1844, Basel, Switzerland—died August 26, 1895, Davos) was a Swiss student of cell metabolism and the discoverer of nucleic acids.

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   How did Miescher discover DNA?

   • Miescher had isolated various phosphate-rich chemicals, which he called nuclein (now nucleic acids ), from the nuclei of white blood cells in Felix Hoppe-Seyler 's laboratory at the University of Tübingen, Germany, paving the way for the identification of DNA as the carrier of inheritance.

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   Why was Miescher so successful?

   • Miescher owed a great deal of his success in isolating and characterizing DNA to his choice of cells for his experiments. Both leucocytes and spermatozoa are not embedded in a tissue or extracellular matrix and can thus easily be purified.

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