Friedrich Miescher (1844-1895)
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Friedrich Miescher discovered the nucleic acids, the molecular substrate of the genetic code in 1869 in the
laboratory of Felix Hoppe-Seyler, which was located in the castle of Tuebingen.
Document last modified 19. January 1995
Tilmann Brotz , brotz@sunwan.mpik-
tueb.mpg.de