jan 1, 1952 - Hershey and Chase confirm DNA is the genetic material

Description:

- Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase conducted a series of experiments where they were able to confirm that DNA was the genetic material and not proteins.

- Hershey and Chase were able to find this by comparing proteins and DNA by working with bacteria and viruses.

- Their findings were more quickly and widely accepted than the same findings by Oswald Avery almost a decade earlier.

- This experiment was incredibly important as it allowed scientists to have a better understanding of the purpose of DNA, how it works and how to work with it.

- The race for what DNA looked like had now begun, as many scientists began their attempts to get a closer look at it.

Added to timeline:

Date:

Images: