The Weird Way We Discovered DNA | Cell | BBC Earth Science
Frederich Miescher used many unusual materials to study white blood cells, including pus-ridden bandages from injured soldiers and a pig's stomach. But his unorthodox experiments lead to one of the biggest scientific discoveries in history...
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Taken from 'Cell' (2009).
Embark on a compelling, mind-blowing, and complex journey through 300 years of history to discover the secrets of the cell - and of life itself. In this fascinating series, Dr Adam Rutherford delves back through time to the first observations of the cellular structure of plants; the search for the secret of life which led scientists deep into the inner workings of the cell; and to modern research in synthetic biology which could see us create life from scratch.
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