GC6YY36 Unknown Cache DNA History
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: MrPolleyClass @ | Hide Date: 01/03/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 56.976 W104° 59.329 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

Note: This is a mystery cache and cannot be found at the listed coordinates.  If you go there you will be putzing through an irrigation ditch.  Solve the puzzle to get the real coordinates. 

 

This puzzle is about the people involved in the Discovery of DNA and the birth of the field of Molecular Biology. It took a lot of hard and often un-recognized research to unlock the secrets of DNA. It's the code for all living things, and it's astonishing what it's stucture and code tells us about all living things. The living world simply cannot be studied without recognizing the code behind it all. This series of caches is devoted to those unsung heroes who made it all possible. 

NAB CD.EFG  W10H JK.LMN

A = Discovered Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen

B = The first scientist to isolate DNA.

C = Demonstrated that genes are carried on chromosomes and are the basic units of heredity using fruit flies.

D = The Scientist who discovered the X and Y Chromosomes.

E =  Discovered that electrons exist in stable shells around the nucleus of an atom.

F = Discovered the Double Helix shape of DNA using X-Ray Difraction.

G = Used DNA dyes to first see chromosomes, and first described mitosis.

H = Proposed Atomic theory in 1803, that the atom is the smallest form of matter, and cannot be divided.

J = Discovered that DNA was made of Nucleotides which are made of a sugar, phosphate, and a Base.

K = An obscure German monk who studied heredity in pea plants.  

L = Discovered Electrons.

M = A Scientist who used maize to discover chromosome cross-over during Meiosis.

N = The scientist who developed the first slow but accurate way to sequence DNA.

  

  

   

  

  

    

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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 01/21/2019 By oz8118
Another fun MrPolleyClass puzzle in the history books. Although this was a straight-forward problem, I'm always a bit nervous without having a checker. It was a relief to see the camo'd pill bottle at my calculated coordinates. Thanks for creating this and the fun lesson in DNA history. Cheers, best wishes for a great 2019!

Found it 10/20/2018 By Pohka
Moving further along and headed slowly east so I can head for home (don’t ask on how a pohka can head in any direction other than the direct direction and be headed home, it’s a sidhe thing). Another good chance to learn a little (or be reminded a little), hopefully the kids you teach appreciate this. Thanks for the puzzle!

Found it 09/09/2018 By UtanaWohali
This is the fourth puzzle cache that I was able to solve today. I am enjoying this change-up from the normal search. Thank You.

Found it 09/02/2018 By gav76
Found with AFGav on a quiet Sunday morninng. TFTC!

Found it 05/22/2018 By Edwards654
Solved the puzzle while taking a short break at work today :-). Drove out to get it after work and before the puzzle event. Tftc

Found it 05/12/2018 By BluePearl
On the way into Denver, so took the opportunity for an early morning cache. Thanks for the fun!

Found it 04/08/2018 By sneezlepuss
Found with @lindholc. Thanks for the cache.

Found it 04/08/2018 By lindholc
Found with @sneezlepuss. Thanks for hiding this cache.

Found it 03/31/2018 By Kroozer
Learned a lot from the puzzle! Signed log. Thanks for the cache!

Found it 03/08/2018 By dustyriver
Out on great March day with Briguy. Grabbing caches as we enjoy the day out and about = Thanks for the adventures - = Best Wishes, DustyRiver / Terry