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A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA James D. Watson.
out the superficial resemblance between Pauling ' s three - chain helix and the
model that Francis and I had shown her fifteen months earlier . The fact that
Pauling ...
A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA James D. Watson.
out the superficial resemblance between Pauling ' s three - chain helix and the
model that Francis and I had shown her fifteen months earlier . The fact that
Pauling ...
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A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA James D. Watson. a
seminar during which he described a modification of his DNA structure . Most
uncharacteristically , the manuscript he had sent to Cambridge had been
published ...
A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA James D. Watson. a
seminar during which he described a modification of his DNA structure . Most
uncharacteristically , the manuscript he had sent to Cambridge had been
published ...
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A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA James D. Watson.
centered on DNA for some years until he and his collaborators established
beyond any doubt that the essential features of the double helix were correct .
After then ...
A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA James D. Watson.
centered on DNA for some years until he and his collaborators established
beyond any doubt that the essential features of the double helix were correct .
After then ...
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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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