The career of Maclyn McCarty.

J Exp Med

Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA.

Published: June 2005

On January 2, 2005, the scientific community lost a valued colleague and friend. Maclyn McCarty, or "Mac," as he was better known, was perhaps most recognized for his part in the discovery of DNA as the carrier of genetic information. But McCarty's scientific career was long and fruitful, and his contributions to science were vast. This retrospective offers a look at some of Mac's other notable scientific achievements.

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