Transposons: Genes that can move
Martha Chase
The infection of E. coli with T2 bacteriophages to prove that DNA rather than protein is the hereditary molecule
Janet Rowley
Chromosomal translocation can cause leukemia
Dr. Sydney Brenner
The degenerate, universal genetic code determines that each amino acid is dictated by a set of three nucleotides, proving it is impossible to code for amino acids with overlapping triplets
Sarada Krishnan
Genetic integrity of ex situ Coffea collections are being compromised due to cross pollination by other species
Dr. Rosalind Franklin
Image from x-ray crystallography contributes to the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA
