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'''Johannes Friedrich Miescher''' ( | |birth = 13 August 1844<br>[[Basel]], [[Switzerland]] | ||
|death = 26 August 1895 {{c|aged 51}}<br>{{Wiki|Davos}}, Switzerland | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |||
|affiliates = {{Wiki|University of Tübingen}} | |||
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'''Johannes Friedrich Miescher''' (1844 – 1895) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] physician and biologist, as well as the first person to discover {{Wiki|nucleic acid}}. | |||
In 1869, at the young age of twenty-five, Miescher discovered DNA while studying | ==Biography== | ||
In 1869, at the young age of twenty-five, Miescher discovered DNA while studying leukocytes on pus-ridden bandages. After several experiments, he found a way to separate the nuclei from its cytoplasm, extracting a substance from the former. Miescher referred to the substance as nuclein, which became known as nucleic acid after 1874.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Discovering DNA]]</ref> | |||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mdat}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:04, 20 May 2026
Johannes Friedrich Miescher (1844 – 1895) was a Swiss physician and biologist, as well as the first person to discover nucleic acid.
Biography[edit | edit source]
In 1869, at the young age of twenty-five, Miescher discovered DNA while studying leukocytes on pus-ridden bandages. After several experiments, he found a way to separate the nuclei from its cytoplasm, extracting a substance from the former. Miescher referred to the substance as nuclein, which became known as nucleic acid after 1874.[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned in Database entry only)