The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA |
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... knew that genes could crystallize ; hence they must have a regular structure that could be solved in a straightforward fashion . Immediately I began to won- der whether it would be possible for me to join Wil- kins in working on DNA ...
... knew that genes could crystallize ; hence they must have a regular structure that could be solved in a straightforward fashion . Immediately I began to won- der whether it would be possible for me to join Wil- kins in working on DNA ...
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... knew that someone named Max Perutz was interested in the structure of the large biological molecules , in particu- lar , the protein hemoglobin . I thus wrote to Luria about my newly found passion , asking whether he knew how to arrange ...
... knew that someone named Max Perutz was interested in the structure of the large biological molecules , in particu- lar , the protein hemoglobin . I thus wrote to Luria about my newly found passion , asking whether he knew how to arrange ...
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... knew I would not leave Cambridge for a long time . Departing would be idiocy , for I had immediately discovered the fun of talking to Francis Crick . Finding someone in Max's lab who knew that DNA was more important than pro- teins was ...
... knew I would not leave Cambridge for a long time . Departing would be idiocy , for I had immediately discovered the fun of talking to Francis Crick . Finding someone in Max's lab who knew that DNA was more important than pro- teins was ...
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