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Of course there are depressing periods when nothing appears to be happening. But whenever anything was happening, and even when nothing was happening, it was fun just to do phage experiments.

~Alfred Hershey

Topics: Anything Appears Course Depressing Even Experiments Fun Happening Just Nothing Periods Whenever

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Virus particles contain single molecules of nucleic acid.

~Alfred Hershey

Topics: Acid Contain Molecules Particles Single Virus

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Different viral species contain nucleic acids that differ not only in length and nucleotide sequence but in many unexpected ways as well.

~Alfred Hershey

Topics: Contain Differ Different Length Many Only Sequence Species Unexpected Viral Ways Well

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Physical studies of DNA had, of course, been under way for some years before analysis of virus particles began.

~Alfred Hershey

Topics: Analysis Been Before Began Course Had Particles Physical Some Studies Virus Way Years Dna

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Joseph Mandell and I began by attempting to make chromatography of DNA work.

~Alfred Hershey

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Year after year, the Nobel Awards bring a moment of happiness not only to the recipients, not only to colleagues and friends of the recipients, but even to strangers.

~Alfred Hershey

Topics: After Awards Bring Colleagues Even Friends Happiness Moment Nobel Only Recipients Strangers Year

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When I began playing around at being a physical chemist, I enjoyed very much doing work on the structure of DNA molecules, something which I would never have dreamed of doing before I started.

~Alfred Hershey

Topics: Around Before Began Being Chemist Doing Dreamed Enjoyed Molecules Much Never Physical Playing Something Started Structure Very Which Work Would Dna

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That's the nice thing about doing research. Whatever you do is novel, so you always have this sense of novelty, even if you are only using a new gadget.

~Alfred Hershey

Topics: About Always Doing Even Gadget New Nice Nice Thing Novel Novelty Only Research Sense Thing Using Whatever You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: December 4th, 1908

Died: May 22nd, 1997

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