Frank Stahl received his PhD at the University of Rochester, where he studied genetic recombination in phage. He performed postdoctoral studies at Caltech, during which he completed the famous Meselson-Stahl experiment, and joined the faculty at the University of Oregon in Eugene in 1959. He is now an emeritus faculty member who enjoys teaching and family life, and the natural wonders of Oregon.received his PhD at the University of Rochester, where he studied genetic recombination in phage. He performed postdoctoral studies at Caltech, during which he completed the famous Meselson-Stahl experiment, and joined the faculty at the University of Oregon in Eugene in 1959. He is now an emeritus faculty member who enjoys teaching and family life, and the natural wonders of Oregon.
Talks with this Speaker
The Most Beautiful Experiment: Meselson and Stahl
Matt Meselson and Frank Stahl share the story of their groundbreaking experiment from 1958 that definitively showed semiconservative DNA replication. (Talk recorded in February 2020)
Audience:
- General Public
- Student
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
Duration: 00:22:08
Youreka Science: The Semi-Conservative Replication of DNA
This Youreka Science video about the semi-conservative replication of DNA describes the experiments that led to our understanding of how DNA replicates. (Talk recorded in September 2011)
Audience:
- General Public
- Student
- Researcher
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 07:31