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Soon after receiving my letter , Luria went to a small meeting at Ann Arbor , where he met Perutz ' co- worker , John Kendrew , then on an extended trip to the States . Most fortunately , Kendrew made a favor- able impression on Luria ...
Soon after receiving my letter , Luria went to a small meeting at Ann Arbor , where he met Perutz ' co- worker , John Kendrew , then on an extended trip to the States . Most fortunately , Kendrew made a favor- able impression on Luria ...
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A letter was dispatched telling the Fellowship Office in Washing- ton that he enthusiastically endorsed my change in plans . At the same time I wrote a letter to Washing- ton , breaking the news that my current experiments on the ...
A letter was dispatched telling the Fellowship Office in Washing- ton that he enthusiastically endorsed my change in plans . At the same time I wrote a letter to Washing- ton , breaking the news that my current experiments on the ...
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I was cheered up when letter arrived from Luria that the situation might be smoothed over if we appeared to eat crow . I was to write Washington that a major inducement in my wanting to be in Cambridge was the presence of Roy Markham ...
I was cheered up when letter arrived from Luria that the situation might be smoothed over if we appeared to eat crow . I was to write Washington that a major inducement in my wanting to be in Cambridge was the presence of Roy Markham ...
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User Review - Devil_llama - LibraryThingJames Watson's love letter to himself, as he explains to us exactly how he single-handedly solved the structure of DNA, with the insignificant help of a cast of baboons, clowns, and women. Watson's ... Read full review
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