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Who is said to have discovered nucleic acids?
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Friedrich Miescher
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Nucleic acids are biological molecules essential for life and include DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). Together with proteins, nucleic acids make up the most important macromolecules; each is found in abundance in all living things. Nucleic acids were first discovered by Friedrich Miescher in 1871.