ions of Modern BiochemistryРBiochemistry's roots as a distinct field of study date to the early 19th century.РIn 1828, Wöhler: synthesized urea in lab from the pound ammonium cyanate.?In 1875, Walter Flemming: discovered chromosomes and identified it as ic elements by 1902.РFoundations of Modern BiochemistryР1930-1950, electron microscope: provided a whole new level of insight into cellular structure. ?Nucleic acids had been isolated in 1869. ?The idea of the gene (Gregor Mendel)?By about 1900, cell biologists realized that genes must be found in chromosomes.РFoundations of Modern BiochemistryРExperiments proved conclusively that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the bearer of ic information.Рthe double-helical structure of DNA (revolving ladder of life) (James Watson and Francis Crick, 1953)