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Matthew Meselson (Britannica)

Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica biography of the molecular biologist whose 1958 experiment with Franklin Stahl confirmed semiconservative DNA replication.

Facts
Publisher
Encyclopaedia Britannica
URL
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matthew-Stanley-Meselson
Source Type
encyclopedia
Reliability Tier
1
General encyclopedia with editorial review; standard tertiary reference.
Sources
Matthew Meselson (Britannica)
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Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)

This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Scientists, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 connected, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
  • Experiments, 1 claims: 1 connected.

Well-attested

8

Connected

3

General References

1
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