Nucleic acid

Nucleic acids are biological molecules essential for life, and include DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). Together with proteins, nucleic acids make up the most important macromolecules; each is found in abundance in all living things, where they function in encoding, transmitting and expressing genetic information. Nucleic acids were discovered by Friedrich Miescher in 1869. Experimental studies of nucleic acids constitute a... More

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Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1962
  • "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material"

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