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jan 6, 1944 - Oswald Avery

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In a very simple experiment, Oswald Avery's group showed that DNA was the "transforming principle." When isolated from one strain of bacteria, DNA was able to transform another strain and confer characteristics onto that second strain. DNA was carrying hereditary information. With DNA as the hereditary molecule.

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jan 6, 1944
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~ 82 years ago