A Speculative History of DNA: What If Oswald Avery Had Died in 1934?

Matthew Cobb

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2001197

A Speculative History of DNA: What If Oswald Avery Had Died in 1934?

Matthew Cobb

School of Biological Sciences

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This speculative Essay explores the consequences of the imagined premature death of Oswald Avery, who in 1944 provided evidence that genes are made of DNA. Four imaginary alternate routes to the genetic function of DNA are outlined, each of which highlights different aspects of the actual process of discovery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e2001197
Journal	PLoS Biology
Volume	14
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2001197
Publication status	Published - 22 Dec 2016

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