
The SciencesOctober 1, 1970
Books
The findings of modern biology and their implications for man

Books
The findings of modern biology and their implications for man

The Discovery of DNA
In 1869 Friedrich Miescher found a substance in white blood cells that he called "nuclein." Cell biologists saw that it was a constituent of chromosomes and hence must play a major role in heredity

How Cells Make Molecules
The inherited master plan of the cell is contained in the molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid. They direct the manufacture of protein enzymes, which in turn engineer all the chemical reactions of life