Discover the historical timeline of DNA, starting with Charles Darwin in the 1800s through to the current developments and future of DNA.

The discovery of DNA marked a watershed moment in the history of science, ushering in an age of understanding life itself and unraveling its secrets. This monumental accomplishment …

Oct 18, 2025 · The discovery of DNA’s double-helix structure is credited to the researchers James Watson and Francis Crick, who, with fellow researcher Maurice Wilkins, received a Nobel …

Timeline: History of DNA Description 1863: Genes and heredity 1896: DNA isolation 1900: ABO blood group antigens 1920: Locard Principle 1952: X-ray diffraction of DNA 1953: DNA double …

Oct 19, 2023 · Since their discovery and the validation of DNA structure, the world of nucleic acids has never been the same. Work on the molecule skyrocketed and in the next 3 decades, an …

Apr 10, 2020 · The discovery of DNA is one of our greatest scientific achievements but how did it happen?

Our current understanding of DNA began with the discovery of nucleic acids followed by the development of the double-helix model. In the 1860s, Friedrich Miescher (Figure 1), a …

Oct 25, 2019 · The molecule, which we now refer to as DNA, was first identified in the 1860s by a Swiss chemist called Johann Friedrich Miescher. He was researching the key components of …

The discovery of DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, can be traced back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1869, Friedrich Miescher first identified DNA as a unique substance found in …

In DNA Interactive: Timeline, browse animations, biographies, & videos of key individuals whose research led to the discovery of the DNA structure and beyond.