The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA |
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... genes were the key components of liv- ing cells and that , to understand what life is , we must know how genes act . When Schrödinger wrote his book ( 1944 ) , there was general acceptance that were special types of protein molecules ...
... genes were the key components of liv- ing cells and that , to understand what life is , we must know how genes act . When Schrödinger wrote his book ( 1944 ) , there was general acceptance that were special types of protein molecules ...
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... genes were composed of DNA . If true , this meant to Francis that proteins would not be the Rosetta Stone for unraveling the true secret of life . Instead , DNA would have to provide the key to en- able us to find out how the genes ...
... genes were composed of DNA . If true , this meant to Francis that proteins would not be the Rosetta Stone for unraveling the true secret of life . Instead , DNA would have to provide the key to en- able us to find out how the genes ...
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... genetic material . So working out DNA's chemical structure might be the essential step in learning how genes duplicated . None- theless , in contrast to the proteins , the solid chemical facts known about DNA were meager . Only a few ...
... genetic material . So working out DNA's chemical structure might be the essential step in learning how genes duplicated . None- theless , in contrast to the proteins , the solid chemical facts known about DNA were meager . Only a few ...
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