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This book very elegantly propounded the belief that genes were the key
components of living cells and that , to understand what life is , we must know
how genes act . When Schrödinger wrote his book ( 1944 ) , there was general
acceptance ...
This book very elegantly propounded the belief that genes were the key
components of living cells and that , to understand what life is , we must know
how genes act . When Schrödinger wrote his book ( 1944 ) , there was general
acceptance ...
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Given the fact that DNA was known to occur in the chromosomes of all cells ,
Avery ' s experiments strongly suggested that future experiments would show that
all genes were composed of DNA . If true , this meant to Francis that proteins
would ...
Given the fact that DNA was known to occur in the chromosomes of all cells ,
Avery ' s experiments strongly suggested that future experiments would show that
all genes were composed of DNA . If true , this meant to Francis that proteins
would ...
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I wanted to give up conventional biochemistry , which I believed incapable of
telling us how genes work . Instead I told them that I now knew that X - ray
crystallography was the key to genetics . I requested the approval of my plans to
transfer to ...
I wanted to give up conventional biochemistry , which I believed incapable of
telling us how genes work . Instead I told them that I now knew that X - ray
crystallography was the key to genetics . I requested the approval of my plans to
transfer to ...
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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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