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...gene's physical nature remained as great a mystery as ever. DNA had been discovered in the nuclei of cells by the Swiss biochemist Friedrich Miescher a few years after Mendel did his work on peas. But since the chromosomes in which the DNA was found also contained proteins???the basic building blocks of life?few scientists had any inkling that DNA might be playing an even more central role to life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: THE CELL: Unraveling the Double Helix and the Secret of Life | 4/19/1971 | See Source »

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