"On the Replication of Desoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)" (1954), by Max Delbruck
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In 1954 Max Delbrück published "On the Replication of Desoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)" to question the semi-conservative DNA replication mechanism proposed that James Watson [2] and Francis Crick [3] had proposed in 1953. In his article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [4], Delbrück offers an alternative DNA replication mechanism, later called dispersive replication. Unlike other articles before it, "On the Replication" presents ways to experimentally test different DNA replication theories. The article sparked a debate in the 1950s over how DNA replicated, which culminated in 1957 and 1958 with the MeselsonStahl experiment supporting semi-conservative DNA replication as suggested by Watson and Crick. "On the Replication" played a major role in the study of DNA in the 1950s, a period of time during which scientists gained a better understanding of DNA as a whole and its role in genetic inheritance.
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