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a 1940 and 1950 a growing number of scientists ( the phage group ) who studied phages with the hope that they would eventually learn how the genes controlled cellular heredity . Leading this group were Luria and his German - born friend ...
a 1940 and 1950 a growing number of scientists ( the phage group ) who studied phages with the hope that they would eventually learn how the genes controlled cellular heredity . Leading this group were Luria and his German - born friend ...
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Despite Joshua's fabulous cranium , the genetics of bacteria became messier each year . ... however , were required to understand that the discovery of the two sexes might soon make the genetic analysis of bacteria straightforward .
Despite Joshua's fabulous cranium , the genetics of bacteria became messier each year . ... however , were required to understand that the discovery of the two sexes might soon make the genetic analysis of bacteria straightforward .
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0 ute equal amounts of genetic material , even though the resulting analysis was perversely complex . In contrast , Bill's reasoning started from the seemingly arbitrary hypothesis that only a fraction of the male chromosomal material ...
0 ute equal amounts of genetic material , even though the resulting analysis was perversely complex . In contrast , Bill's reasoning started from the seemingly arbitrary hypothesis that only a fraction of the male chromosomal material ...
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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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