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Through a completely unanticipated event my moral conscience became clear .
One day early in December , I cycled over to Herman ' s lab expecting another
charming yet totally incomprehensible conversation . This time , however , I found
...
Through a completely unanticipated event my moral conscience became clear .
One day early in December , I cycled over to Herman ' s lab expecting another
charming yet totally incomprehensible conversation . This time , however , I found
...
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She became positively aggressive when we got on the topic of Mg + + ions that
held together the phosphate groups of our three - chain model . This feature had
no appeal at all to Rosy , who curtly pointed out that the Mg + + ions would be ...
She became positively aggressive when we got on the topic of Mg + + ions that
held together the phosphate groups of our three - chain model . This feature had
no appeal at all to Rosy , who curtly pointed out that the Mg + + ions would be ...
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The question then became whether the A - T and G - C base pairs would easily fit
the backbone configuration devised during the previous two weeks . At first
glance this looked like a good bet , since I had left free in the center a large
vacant ...
The question then became whether the A - T and G - C base pairs would easily fit
the backbone configuration devised during the previous two weeks . At first
glance this looked like a good bet , since I had left free in the center a large
vacant ...
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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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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA Scientific American modern classics |
| Author | James D. Watson |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Scientific American Modern Classics, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1582881170, 9781582881171 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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