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... acids to be given by Randall . At that time almost nothing was published about the pos- sible three - dimensional configurations of a nucleic- acid molecule . Conceivably this fact affected my cas- ual pursuit of chemistry . For why ...
... acids to be given by Randall . At that time almost nothing was published about the pos- sible three - dimensional configurations of a nucleic- acid molecule . Conceivably this fact affected my cas- ual pursuit of chemistry . For why ...
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... acid , and so it was the perfect front to mask my continued interest in DNA . Admittedly the nucleic - acid component was not DNA but a sec- ond form of nucleic acid known as ribonucleic acid ( RNA ) . The difference was an advantage ...
... acid , and so it was the perfect front to mask my continued interest in DNA . Admittedly the nucleic - acid component was not DNA but a sec- ond form of nucleic acid known as ribonucleic acid ( RNA ) . The difference was an advantage ...
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... acid in a sense was not an acid at all . Moreover , the un- charged phosphate groups were not incidental fea- tures . The hydrogens were part of the hydrogen bonds that held together the three intertwined chains . Without the hydrogen ...
... acid in a sense was not an acid at all . Moreover , the un- charged phosphate groups were not incidental fea- tures . The hydrogens were part of the hydrogen bonds that held together the three intertwined chains . Without the hydrogen ...
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