DNA & Griffith Experiment (H)
Film showcases the journey of some experiments that results in our current understanding of DNA starting from the period of 1865 which includes Gregor Mandel’s Pea Plant experiment. In 1928, Frederick Griffith prepared the groundwork for modern molecular biology, when he was trying to make a vaccine to prevent pneumonia infections. He discovered that it was possible to transfer genetic material from one strain of bacteria to another. This discovery that he called the ‘transformative principle’ laid the groundwork for the discovery of DNA – the stuff that all life is constructed from. Since Griffith’s experiment, our understanding of evolution and inheritance has undergone a sea-change. From the identification of DNA by Oswald Theodore Avery, Colin MacLeod and Maclyn McCarty to the unravelling of its structure by Watson & Crick – today our understanding of molecular biology is transforming the world of medicine and life sciences.
