Definition of evidence. 1a : an outward sign : indicationb : something that furnishes proof : testimony; specifically : something legally submitted to a tribunal to ascertain the truth of a matter.
Fifty years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick announced to patrons in a Cambridge pub that they had just discovered the secret of life. Their discovery was that the DNA double helix explained how cells divide and develop.ifty years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick announced to patrons in a Cambridge pub that they had just discovered the secret of life. Their discovery was that the DNA double helix explained how cells divide and develop.
slide 1 of 4. The man who discovered DNA, Frederick Miescher, was a young physician who worked in the laboratory of physiological chemistry of eminent scientist Felix Hoppe-Seyler.At the time of the discovery he was 25 years old and had not long graduated from his studies.he man who discovered DNA did not know that it was the hereditary material and he also did not call it DNA. He referred to it as 'nuclein' because it had come from the nucleus. He expected it to be present in organs such as the liver and kidney, and he also believed it to be an acid.