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Friedrich Miescher
Friedrich Miescher conducts an experiment using pus-covered bandages and discovers a substance later to be known as DNA. -
Hermann Muller
Hermann Muller experiments with X-rays and creates mutant genes and chromosomes. -
Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind captures Photo 51, which was a major step to discovering the structure of DNA. -
Watson and Crick discover structure of DNA
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Matthew Meselson and Frank Stahl
Matthew Meselson and Frank Stahl discover that new DNA is made by replicating old DNA. -
Matthew MeSelson and Frank Stahl
Matthew Meselson and Frank Stahl discover that new DNA is made by replicating old DNA. -
Walter Gilbert, Frederick Sanger, and Allan Maxam
Walter Gilbert, Frederick Sanger, and Allan Maxam discover ways to read and understand DNA. -
Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer
Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer combine totally different genes to make new DNA. -
The Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project identifies all of the thousands of genes in human DNA to improve DNA analysis.
