Martha Chase
American geneticist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Martha Cowles Chase (November 30, 1927 ā August 8, 2003), also known as Martha C. Epstein,[1] was an American geneticist known for having experimentally showed in 1952 (with Alfred Hershey) that DNA rather than protein is the genetic material of life.
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Martha Cowles Chase | |
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Born | (1927-11-30)November 30, 1927 |
Died | August 8, 2003(2003-08-08) (aged 75) Lorain, Ohio, USA |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | College of Wooster, University of Southern California |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Genetics |
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