1869 ⟶ Miescher Discovers Nucleic Acids

Friedrich Miescher discovered nucleic acids in the nuclei of...
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🌿 Schleiden Proposes All Plants are Composed of Cells

Matthias Schleiden proposed that all plants are composed of cells.⟶
Schleiden Proposes All Plants are Composed of Cells (1838)
Cell TheoryBotanySchleidenCell Biology19th CenturyBiologyCytology
GermanyGermany

🔬 Schwann Proposes All Animal Tissues are Composed of Cells; Cell Theory Expanded

Theodor Schwann proposed that all animal tissues are composed of cells. Schwann and Schleinden argued that cells are the elementary particles of life.⟶
Schwann Proposes All Animal Tissues are Composed of Cells; Cell Theory Expanded (1839)
Cell TheoryBiologySchwannCell Biology19th CenturyCytologyHistology
GermanyGermany

🦠 Louis Pasteur states that microorganisms produce fermentation

Louis Pasteur stated that microorganisms produce fermentation.⟶
Louis Pasteur states that microorganisms produce fermentation (1856)
FermentationMicroorganismsLouis PasteurGerm TheoryBiology19th CenturyBiochemistry
FranceFrance

🔬 Miescher Discovers Nucleic Acids

Friedrich Miescher discovered nucleic acids in the nuclei of cells.⟶
Miescher Discovers Nucleic Acids (1869)
BiologyBiochemistryMiescherNucleic AcidsDNA19th CenturyMolecular BiologyCell Biology
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

🧬 Phoebus Levene Discovers Deoxyribose in Nucleic Acids

Phoebus Levene discovered the sugar deoxyribose in nucleic acids.⟶
Phoebus Levene Discovers Deoxyribose in Nucleic Acids (1929)
BiologyBiochemistryNucleic AcidsDeoxyribosePhoebus LeveneMolecular BiologyGenetics20th Century
United StatesUnited States