Franklin Stahl
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Dr. Franklin William Stahl (born October 8, 1929) is an American
molecular biologist
. With Matthew Meselson
, Stahl conducted the famous Meselson-Stahl experiment
showing that DNA is replicated by a semiconservative
mechanism, meaning that each strand of the DNA serves as a template for the "replicated" strand.
He is Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Oregon
's Institute of Molecular Biology in Eugene, Oregon
.
United States
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molecular biologist
Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry...
. With Matthew Meselson
Matthew Meselson
Matthew Stanley Meselson is an American geneticist and molecular biologist whose research was important in showing how DNA replicates, recombines and is repaired in cells. In his mature years, he has been an active chemical and biological weapons activist and consultant...
, Stahl conducted the famous Meselson-Stahl experiment
Meselson-Stahl experiment
The Meselson–Stahl experiment was an experiment by Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl in 1958 which supported the hypothesis that DNA replication was semiconservative. Semiconservative replication means that when the double stranded DNA helix was replicated, each of the two double stranded DNA...
showing that DNA is replicated by a semiconservative
Semiconservative replication
Semiconservative replication describes the mechanism by which DNA is replicated in all known cells.This mechanism of replication was one of three models originally proposedfor DNA replication:...
mechanism, meaning that each strand of the DNA serves as a template for the "replicated" strand.
He is Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
's Institute of Molecular Biology in Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
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