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Page 88
So over our gooseberry pie we looked at the pros and cons of one , two , three ,
and four chains , quickly dismissing onechain helices as incompatible with the
evidence in our hands . As to the forces that held the chains together , the best ...
So over our gooseberry pie we looked at the pros and cons of one , two , three ,
and four chains , quickly dismissing onechain helices as incompatible with the
evidence in our hands . As to the forces that held the chains together , the best ...
Page 175
In addition we could feel sure from both electron - microscope and X - ray
evidence that the helix diameter was about 20 Å . Francis , however , drew the
line against accepting my assertion that the repeated finding of twoness in
biological ...
In addition we could feel sure from both electron - microscope and X - ray
evidence that the helix diameter was about 20 Å . Francis , however , drew the
line against accepting my assertion that the repeated finding of twoness in
biological ...
Page 218
He did want , however , to see the evidence from King ' s before he considered
the matter a closed book . This he hoped would be possible three weeks hence ,
when he would come to Brussels for a Solvay meeting on proteins in the second
...
He did want , however , to see the evidence from King ' s before he considered
the matter a closed book . This he hoped would be possible three weeks hence ,
when he would come to Brussels for a Solvay meeting on proteins in the second
...
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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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