@thednageek.bsky.social Wonder whether DNA Day should really be celebrated on 26 Feb - date of Swiss scientist F Miescher's excited 1869 letter to his uncle about novel cellular substance he had found in nucleus which he called 'nuclein' but today known as DNA? theconversation.com/our-unsung-h... 🙂
Working on human pus in a medieval castle, Miescher discovered a substance that would eventually unlock our understanding of how life works.
