1 janv. 1869 - Friedrich Miescher discovers nucleic acid

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- Swiss physician Friedrich Miescher is able to isolate nuclein from cell nuclei.

- He was the first person to identify that DNA was a distinct molecule.

- He used a white blood cell as they were individual cells and easy for him to obtain.

- Miescher's discovery pathed the way for American biochemist Phoebus Levene's discovery of deoxyribose sugar.

- Miescher passed away in 1895, 26 years after his amazing discovery.

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