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The career of Maclyn McCarty

On January 2, 2005, the scientific community lost a valued colleague and friend. Maclyn McCarty, or “Mac,” as he was better known, was perhaps most recognized for his part in the discovery of DNA as the carrier of genetic information. But McCarty's scientific career was long and fruitful, and h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gotschlich, Emil C., Fischetti, Vincent A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2213270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15939786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20050848
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Sumario:On January 2, 2005, the scientific community lost a valued colleague and friend. Maclyn McCarty, or “Mac,” as he was better known, was perhaps most recognized for his part in the discovery of DNA as the carrier of genetic information. But McCarty's scientific career was long and fruitful, and his contributions to science were vast. This retrospective offers a look at some of Mac's other notable scientific achievements.