The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA |
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Illustrations PHOTOGRAPHS PAGE Crick and Watson , along the backs Francis
in the Cavendish Maurice Wilkins World Wide Photos The microbial genetics
meeting , Copenhagen , March 1951 Linus Pauling Information Office , California
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Illustrations PHOTOGRAPHS PAGE Crick and Watson , along the backs Francis
in the Cavendish Maurice Wilkins World Wide Photos The microbial genetics
meeting , Copenhagen , March 1951 Linus Pauling Information Office , California
...
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This came partly from the volume of Crick ' s voice : he talked louder and faster
than anyone else and , when he laughed , his location within the Cavendish was
obvious . Almost everyone enjoyed these manic moments , especially when we ...
This came partly from the volume of Crick ' s voice : he talked louder and faster
than anyone else and , when he laughed , his location within the Cavendish was
obvious . Almost everyone enjoyed these manic moments , especially when we ...
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in the Cavendish would not be completely satisfactory . They had been
constructed by John some eighteen months before , for the work on the
threedimensional shape of the polypeptide chain . There existed no accurate
representations of the ...
in the Cavendish would not be completely satisfactory . They had been
constructed by John some eighteen months before , for the work on the
threedimensional shape of the polypeptide chain . There existed no accurate
representations of the ...
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User Review - tgraettinger - LibraryThingWonderful account of the discovery of DNA. Had almost the feel of a detective novel. It's a very easy, quick read. If you can find it, there is a video, "The Race for the Double Helix" aka "Life Story ... Read full review
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User Review - pramodghuge - LibraryThingA very personal account by the author James Watson on how he and his colleague Francis Crick with the help of others beat Linus Pauling to win the coveted Nobel prize for identifying the structure of ... Read full review
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