April 25, 1953: Riddle of DNA’s Architecture Finally Solved
1953: James Watson and Francis Crick present their research in Nature, describing the architecture of the double helix, which forms the molecular structure of DNA. Although by then scientists...
View ArticleJuly 25: 4 Women Who Made a Difference
July 25: In science and technology, spheres of society where women are woefully underrepresented, this day in history offers a bountiful exception. Here are the milestones: 1865: “James Barry,” the...
View ArticleSept. 20, 1952: Kitchen Blender Pegs DNA as Stuff of Life
Prior to these experiments, protein was believed to hold our hereditary destiny. After Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase, DNA steps up to the plate.
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