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Page 88
So over our gooseberry pie we looked at the pros and cons of one , two , three ,
and four chains , quickly dismissing onechain helices as incompatible with the
evidence in our hands . As to the forces that held the chains together , the best ...
So over our gooseberry pie we looked at the pros and cons of one , two , three ,
and four chains , quickly dismissing onechain helices as incompatible with the
evidence in our hands . As to the forces that held the chains together , the best ...
Page 96
he quickly lost heart when it became apparent that I was the only one joining the
conversation . Moreover , by this time neither of us really wanted to look at our
model . All its glamor had vanished , and the crudely improvised phosphorus ...
he quickly lost heart when it became apparent that I was the only one joining the
conversation . Moreover , by this time neither of us really wanted to look at our
model . All its glamor had vanished , and the crudely improvised phosphorus ...
Page 197
His quickly pushing the bases together in a number of different ways did not
reveal any other way to satisfy Chargaff ' s rules . A few minutes later he spotted
the fact that the two glycosidic bonds ( joining base and sugar ) of each base pair
...
His quickly pushing the bases together in a number of different ways did not
reveal any other way to satisfy Chargaff ' s rules . A few minutes later he spotted
the fact that the two glycosidic bonds ( joining base and sugar ) of each base pair
...
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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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