The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA |
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Page 80
... backbone was in the center of the molecule . Only in that way would it be possible to obtain a structure regular enough to give the crystalline diffraction patterns observed by Maurice and Rosy . True , we had yet to deal with the ...
... backbone was in the center of the molecule . Only in that way would it be possible to obtain a structure regular enough to give the crystalline diffraction patterns observed by Maurice and Rosy . True , we had yet to deal with the ...
Page 180
... backbone unattended . More- over , after tea I would show up for only a few min- utes of minor fiddling before dashing away to have sherry with the girls at Pop's . Francis ' grumbles did not disturb me , however , because further ...
... backbone unattended . More- over , after tea I would show up for only a few min- utes of minor fiddling before dashing away to have sherry with the girls at Pop's . Francis ' grumbles did not disturb me , however , because further ...
Page 186
... backbone would have to show minor in- and - out buckles depending upon whether pairs of purines or pyrimidines were in the center . Despite the messy backbone , my pulse began to race . If this was DNA , I should create a bombshell by ...
... backbone would have to show minor in- and - out buckles depending upon whether pairs of purines or pyrimidines were in the center . Despite the messy backbone , my pulse began to race . If this was DNA , I should create a bombshell by ...
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