A Swiss Physician by the name of Friedrich Miescher was the first to discover that DNA is a distinct molecule and called it nuclein however he was not the first to discover DNA he just called it nuclien, the first person to discover DNA was Francis Crick.
Maya observed the sky and calendars to predict solar and lunar eclipses, the cycles of the planet Venus, and the movements of the constellations.
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Roman culture did not disappear because the traditions were kept alive by leaders in Constantinople.