They showed that DNA contains genetic information.
Griffith, Avery, Hershey, and Chase
In 1928, Frederick Griffith was able to transform harmless bacteria into virulent pathogens with an extract that Oswald Avery proved, in 1944, to be DNA. In 1952, Martha Chase and Alfred Hershey used radioactively labeled virus DNA to infect bacteria, proving the same point.
Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty's experiments in 1944 showed that DNA is the hereditary material in bacteria. The Hershey-Chase experiment in 1952 confirmed that DNA, not protein, is the hereditary material in viruses. These experiments laid the foundation for understanding the role of DNA in storing and transmitting genetic information.
Griffith's Discovery of Transformation Avery's Experiments with nucleic acidsHershey-Chase Experiment
The first major experiment that led the discovery of DNA as the genetic material was performed by Griffith and Avery. They studied 2 strains of bacteria "Streptococcus Pneumonia, which causes pneumonia. They found that one strain could be transformed into other forms of bacteria and germs.
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase provided evidence in 1952 that DNA, not protein, was the genetic material responsible for one bacterium transferring its characteristics to another. Their experiments with bacteriophages demonstrated that DNA, not protein, carries the genetic information necessary for heredity and reproduction.
It is not Hershey and Chase !! It is Oswald Avery that conducted these experiments!
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase conducted the famous Hershey-Chase experiment in 1952, which confirmed that DNA, not protein, is the genetic material in bacteriophages. They used radioactive labeling to trace the genetic material within the bacteriophages, providing evidence for the role of DNA in heredity.
According to my bio book, I think it's Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase, in the HERSHEY-CHASE experiment.
Crook and Chase - 1986 Andy Griffith was released on: USA: 1996
Hershey and Chase observed that DNA is the identity of the hereditary material in phage T2. Hershey and Chase used radioactive labels to mark the protein of the bacteriaphage in one experiment and the DNA in another.