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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. He also identified protamine and made several other discoveries.
- University of Göttingen (M.D. 1868), University of Lepzig
- Swiss
- Discovery of nucleic acidly s
- Biology
Mar 27, 2024 · Johann Friedrich Miescher. Born: August 13, 1844, Basel, Switzerland. Died: August 26, 1895, Davos (aged 51) Subjects Of Study: nucleic acid. 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 22, 2013 · Friedrich Miescher, a Swiss scientist, isolates DNA from white blood cells and salmon sperm in 1869. He calls it nuclein and later discovers that it is the same as DNA. Learn more about his experiment and the history of DNA research.
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.
- Ralf Dahm
- 2005
The molecule now known as DNA was first identified in the 1860s by a Swiss chemist called Johann Friedrich Miescher. Johann set out to research the key components of white blood cells, part of our body’s immune system. The main source of these cells was pus-coated bandages collected from a nearby medical clinic.
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Apr 6, 2020 · In 1869, the young Swiss biochemist Friedrich Miescher discovered the molecule we now refer to as DNA, developing techniques for its extraction. In this paper we explain why his name is all but forgotten, and his role in the history of genetics is mostly overlooked.
Johann Friedrich Miescher. 1844-1895. Swiss scientist who discovered nucleic acids. Miescher found that the nuclei of the white blood cells found in pus contained a substance containing phosphorous and nitrogen. The substance was first called nuclein, but after Miescher separated it into protein and an acid molecule, nuclein became known as ...
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