The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA |
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... asked me to write the foreword . There is in the first place its scientific interest . The discovery of the structure by Crick and Watson , with all its biological implications , has been one of the major scientific events of this ...
... asked me to write the foreword . There is in the first place its scientific interest . The discovery of the structure by Crick and Watson , with all its biological implications , has been one of the major scientific events of this ...
Page 88
... asked which salt was present and we would not be placed in this tiresome position . But , with luck , the addition of magnesium or possibly cal- cium ions to the sugar - phosphate backbone would quickly generate an elegant structure ...
... asked which salt was present and we would not be placed in this tiresome position . But , with luck , the addition of magnesium or possibly cal- cium ions to the sugar - phosphate backbone would quickly generate an elegant structure ...
Page 134
... asked me whether I found the talks as tedious as he did . A few academics like Jacques Monod and Sol Spiegelman were enthusiastic speakers , but generally there was so much droning that he found it hard to stay alert for the new facts ...
... asked me whether I found the talks as tedious as he did . A few academics like Jacques Monod and Sol Spiegelman were enthusiastic speakers , but generally there was so much droning that he found it hard to stay alert for the new facts ...
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