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    Answer: Frederick Griffith performed his classical bacterial 'transformation' experiment in 1928



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    Visual answer: When did Griffith do his experiment?

    Compact evidence and context

    Frederick Griffith's classic experiment demonstrating bacterial 'transformation' was published in 1928. In that paper Griffith reported that material from heat‑killed virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae converted live non‑virulent bacteria into virulent forms β€” an observation later foundational to identifying DNA as the genetic material

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    Primary historic source (Griffith's paper, 1928):

    Confidence, limitations, and what would change the conclusion

    • Confidence: high that the experiment was conducted/published in 1928 β€” this is the standard, well‑documented historical fact cited in primary historical literature and textbooks.
    • What would change this conclusion: discovery of an earlier, authenticated, primary account of the same experiment with a different date (none is known). Secondary retellings do not alter the publication year of Griffith's original work.


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