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If true , then before serious model building began , a decision would have to be made whether the chains would be held together by hydrogen bonds or by salt linkages involving the negatively charged phosphate groups .
If true , then before serious model building began , a decision would have to be made whether the chains would be held together by hydrogen bonds or by salt linkages involving the negatively charged phosphate groups .
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With this accomplished , another round of model building could start and , given luck , it might occur by Christmas . Our subsequent after - lunch walk into King's and along the backs to Trinity did not , however , reveal any converts .
With this accomplished , another round of model building could start and , given luck , it might occur by Christmas . Our subsequent after - lunch walk into King's and along the backs to Trinity did not , however , reveal any converts .
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Again he emphasized that he wanted to put off more model building until Rosy was gone , six weeks from then . Francis seized the occasion to ask Maurice whether he would mind if we started to play about with DNA models .
Again he emphasized that he wanted to put off more model building until Rosy was gone , six weeks from then . Francis seized the occasion to ask Maurice whether he would mind if we started to play about with DNA models .
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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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| 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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