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Maclyn McCarty (June 9, 1911 – January 2, 2005) [1] was an American geneticist, a research scientist described in 2005 as "the last surviving member of a Manhattan scientific team that overturned medical dogma in the 1940s and became the first to demonstrate that genes were made of DNA ."
- January 2, 2005 (aged 93)
- June 9, 1911, South Bend, Indiana
Mar 22, 2024 · Maclyn McCarty (born June 9, 1911, South Bend, Indiana, U.S.—died January 2, 2005, New York, New York) was an American biologist who, with Oswald Avery and Colin M. MacLeod, provided the first experimental evidence that the genetic material of living cells is composed of deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA ).
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Jan 26, 2005 · Maclyn McCarty, physician and microbiologist, died of congestive heart failure in New York City on 2 January. He was the last survivor of the three-man team that demonstrated that genes are...
- Richard M. Krause
- 2005
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Jan 6, 2005 · Jan. 6, 2005. Correction Appended. Dr. Maclyn McCarty, the last surviving member of a Manhattan scientific team that overturned medical dogma in the 1940's and became the first to...
Jun 6, 2005 · Maclyn McCarty, or “Mac,” as he was better known, was perhaps most recognized for his part in the discovery of DNA as the carrier of genetic information. But McCarty's scientific career was long and fruitful, and his contributions to science were vast. This retrospective offers a look at some of Mac's other notable scientific achievements.
- Emil C. Gotschlich, Vincent A. Fischetti
- 2005
Feb 1, 2005 · Published: 01 February 2005. Maclyn McCarty, 1911–2005. Emil Gotschlich & Kathleen Gotschlich. Nature Cell Biology 7 , 111 ( 2005) Cite this article. 330 Accesses. Metrics. Maclyn McCarty,...
At the Rockefeller, McCarty worked with Avery to perfect the purification of the Pneumococcus transforming factor, and they were the first to precipitate DNA from bacteria. They used enzymes to degrade different classes of molecules and proved that DNA was the transforming factor.
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