Dr. Meselson has made important contributions to the areas of DNA replication, repair and recombination as well as isolating the first restriction enzyme. Currently, he is Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University, where his lab studies aging in the model organism bdelloid rotifers. Meselson is also a long-time advocate for the abolition of biological and chemical weapons. He has received many honors, including a Lasker Award in 2004.
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
The Semi-Conservative Replication of DNA
Matthew Meselson recalls the events that led him to meet Frank Stahl and to perform the now famous experiment showing that DNA undergoes semi-conservative replication. (Talk recorded in September 2011)
Audience:
- General Public
- Student
- Researcher
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:13:09
