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|image = ACIDiscoveringDNA.jpg | |image = ACIDiscoveringDNA.jpg | ||
|birth = 13 August 1844<br> | |birth = 13 August 1844<br>[[Basel]], [[Switzerland]] | ||
|death = 26 August 1895<br>{{Wiki|Davos}}, Switzerland | |death = 26 August 1895 {{c|aged 51}}<br>{{Wiki|Davos}}, Switzerland | ||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
|affiliates = {{Wiki|University of Tübingen}} | |affiliates = {{Wiki|University of Tübingen}} | ||
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==Biography== | ==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]]'' | 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> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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[[Category:Swiss]] | [[Category:Swiss]] | ||
[[Category:Scientists]] | [[Category:Scientists]] | ||
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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)