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Watson and Crick Discovered DNA 60 Years Ago Today

Posted February 28, 2013 8:49 AM
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On the morning of February 28th, 1953, two men quietly made history in the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University. Sixty years ago today, Watson and Crick discovered DNA-and changed the face of biological science in the process.
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03/01/2013 4:37 AM

"Watson and Crick Discovered DNA 60 Years Ago Today ...".

Wrong. To quote Wikipedia, "DNA was first isolated by the Swiss physician Friedrich Miescher who, in 1869, discovered a microscopic substance in the pus of discarded surgical bandages. As it resided in the nuclei of cells, he called it 'nuclein'.[161]"

From the same wiki, "In 1953, James D. Watson and Francis Crick suggested what is now accepted as the first correct double-helix model of DNA structure in the journal Nature.[5] "

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03/01/2013 12:12 PM

Not to mention the contribution of key data provided by Rosalind Franklin (mentioned/linked in the same Wiki article). Very few scientific discoveries can be claimed as the work of an individual alone. Even discarded thinking surrounding any topic of investigation is a contribution. Science is laced with the search for notoriety, as well as knowledge, it seems.
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