The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA |
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Crick and Watson , along the backs Francis in the Cavendish II 19 Maurice Wilkins World Wide Photos The microbial genetics meeting , Copenhagen , March 2951 27 37 Linus Pauling Information Office , California Institute of Technology Sir ...
Crick and Watson , along the backs Francis in the Cavendish II 19 Maurice Wilkins World Wide Photos The microbial genetics meeting , Copenhagen , March 2951 27 37 Linus Pauling Information Office , California Institute of Technology Sir ...
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A meeting was being arranged for which I was asked to give a lecture on the growth of viruses . The time of the meeting , to be held in Williamstown , was the middle of June , only a month after my fellowship would expire .
A meeting was being arranged for which I was asked to give a lecture on the growth of viruses . The time of the meeting , to be held in Williamstown , was the middle of June , only a month after my fellowship would expire .
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I tried to rescue Maurice's morale by bringing him out to the Abbaye at Royaumont for the week - long meeting on phage following the biochemical congress . Though his departure for Rio would limit him to only a ...
I tried to rescue Maurice's morale by bringing him out to the Abbaye at Royaumont for the week - long meeting on phage following the biochemical congress . Though his departure for Rio would limit him to only a ...
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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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