Castle laboratory (Tübingen)
The historic castle laboratory was located in the former kitchen of the castle Hohentübingen , a room with Renaissance - vaults . A small museum has been set up here since November 2015.
history
In 1818 a chemical laboratory of the University of Tübingen was built in the former castle kitchen . The early biochemists Julius Eugen Schlossberger (from 1846 to 1860), Felix Hoppe-Seyler (from 1861 to 1872), the discoverer of the oxygen binding of hemoglobin , and Gustav Hüfner (from 1872 to 1885) worked here.
In 1869, Hoppe-Seyler's student, the Swiss physician Friedrich Miescher , isolated human genetic material for the first time at the age of 24. He called these cell parts “nucleus”, although he did not fully understand their function. It was the nucleic acids DNA and RNA , the carriers of the genetic information. Miescher's research result was groundbreaking for later findings in hereditary science and is today considered by many to be the most important Tübingen discovery.
Today's exhibition
The former laboratory, also known as the cradle of biochemistry , was only used as a technical and storage room for decades. Since November 2015 it has been prepared and can be viewed as part of the MUT University museum. This was made possible, among other things, with a donation from the Tübingen biotech company CureVac .
In the new museum room, Tübingen's biochemistry is presented from the beginnings in the castle laboratory to the present day. Historical devices and preparations give an impression of the laboratory work in the 19th century, interactive media provide insights into modern biochemical research. At the center of the presentation is Friedrich Miescher's original test tube with nucleic acid, which has not been open to the public. The room can be visited during the opening hours of the MUT University of Tübingen Museum.
More pictures
Castle laboratory adjoining room Working photo
Three memorial plaques for the castle laboratory
Web links
- Castle laboratory with collection cradle of biochemistry (official website)
- Castle kitchen, laboratory and now museum , Schwäbisches Tagblatt November 6, 2015
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 48 ° 31 '9.2 " N , 9 ° 3' 1.1" E