The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA |
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Page vii
... scientific interest . The discovery of the structure by Crick and Watson , with all its biological implications , has been one of the major scientific events of this century . The number of researches which it has inspired is amazing ...
... scientific interest . The discovery of the structure by Crick and Watson , with all its biological implications , has been one of the major scientific events of this century . The number of researches which it has inspired is amazing ...
Page xii
... scientific research vary almost as much as human personalities . On the other hand , I do not believe that the way DNA came out constitutes an odd exception to a scientific world complicated by the contradictory pulls of am- bition and ...
... scientific research vary almost as much as human personalities . On the other hand , I do not believe that the way DNA came out constitutes an odd exception to a scientific world complicated by the contradictory pulls of am- bition and ...
Page 60
... scientific establishment . There he worked with great vigor , and , although many re- sented his nonstop conversation , there was a war to win and he was quite helpful in producing ingenious magnetic mines . When the war was over ...
... scientific establishment . There he worked with great vigor , and , although many re- sented his nonstop conversation , there was a war to win and he was quite helpful in producing ingenious magnetic mines . When the war was over ...
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