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Page 141
I was preoccupied with sex , but not of a type that needed encouragement . The
mating habits of bacteria were admittedly a unique conversation piece -
absolutely no one in his and Odile ' s social circle would guess bacteria had sex
lives .
I was preoccupied with sex , but not of a type that needed encouragement . The
mating habits of bacteria were admittedly a unique conversation piece -
absolutely no one in his and Odile ' s social circle would guess bacteria had sex
lives .
Page 194
The metal purine and pyrimidine models , needed for systematically checking all
the conceivable hydrogen - bonding possibilities , had not been finished on time .
At least two more days were needed before they would be in our hands .
The metal purine and pyrimidine models , needed for systematically checking all
the conceivable hydrogen - bonding possibilities , had not been finished on time .
At least two more days were needed before they would be in our hands .
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MAURICE needed but a minute ' s look at the model to like it . He had been
forewarned by John that it was a two - chain affair , held together by the A - T and
G - C base pairs , and so immediately upon entering our office he studied its
detailed ...
MAURICE needed but a minute ' s look at the model to like it . He had been
forewarned by John that it was a two - chain affair , held together by the A - T and
G - C base pairs , and so immediately upon entering our office he studied its
detailed ...
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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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Bibliographic information
| 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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