The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA |
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... , the appearance of this book , in what I hope is the right form , might never have occurred . Harvard University Cambridge , Massachusetts November 1967 J. D. W. Introduction by Sylvia Nasar IT IS REMARKABLE that the scientist xiv.
... , the appearance of this book , in what I hope is the right form , might never have occurred . Harvard University Cambridge , Massachusetts November 1967 J. D. W. Introduction by Sylvia Nasar IT IS REMARKABLE that the scientist xiv.
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... hope that the gene might be solved without my learning any chemistry . This wish partially arose from laziness since , as an undergraduate at the University of Chicago , I was principally interested in birds and managed to avoid taking ...
... hope that the gene might be solved without my learning any chemistry . This wish partially arose from laziness since , as an undergraduate at the University of Chicago , I was principally interested in birds and managed to avoid taking ...
Page 39
... There was always the possibility that something would go wrong . It seemed prudent to put off the awkward letter until I could talk personally with Perutz . Then I could state in much greater detail what I might hope to accom- 39.
... There was always the possibility that something would go wrong . It seemed prudent to put off the awkward letter until I could talk personally with Perutz . Then I could state in much greater detail what I might hope to accom- 39.
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