Cobb Matthew
School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
PLoS Biol. 2016 Dec 22;14(12):e2001197. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2001197. eCollection 2016 Dec.
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.
这篇推测性文章探讨了想象中奥斯瓦尔德·埃弗里过早离世的后果,埃弗里于1944年提供了基因由DNA构成的证据。文章概述了四条关于DNA遗传功能的假想替代路径,每条路径都突出了实际发现过程的不同方面。