Frederick Griffith Summary

Fred Griffith 1877-1941 English bacteriologist whose studies of pneumococci, the bacteria that cause pneumonia, suggested that bacteria could undergo some kind of genetic transformation. The virulence... Read more

Frederick Griffith's work with streptococci and pneumococci bacteria gave him an important place in the history of biology. However, the impact of his work on the science of genetics was even more cru... Read more