In Britain, the Glastonbury Canal is believed to be the first post-Roman canal and was built in the middle of the 10th century to link the River Brue at Northover with Glastonbury Abbey, a distance of about 1.75 kilometres (1,900 yd).
A. Yes, but not in detail. âMany scientists use electron, scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopes to view individual DNA molecules,â said Michael W. Davidson, curator of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University.
The Discovery of DNA. Miescher discovered DNA in 1869 whilst studying pus-ridden bandages that were being sent to the laboratory by the local clinic. At this time the lab was working on the chemistry of body fluids, particularly blood.