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Page 10
... against which many dons would most certainly rebel if subjected to its
shattering bang more than once a week . I am sure this occasionally bothered
Francis , even though he obviously knew that most High Table life is 10.
... against which many dons would most certainly rebel if subjected to its
shattering bang more than once a week . I am sure this occasionally bothered
Francis , even though he obviously knew that most High Table life is 10.
Page 100
... Bragg by working on his thesis was not to his liking . Instead , after a few days
of relative silence , he began to spout about superhelical arrangements of the a -
helix itself . Only during the lunch hour could I be sure that he would talk DNA .
... Bragg by working on his thesis was not to his liking . Instead , after a few days
of relative silence , he began to spout about superhelical arrangements of the a -
helix itself . Only during the lunch hour could I be sure that he would talk DNA .
Page 128
At the moment , though , he wasn ' t sure that the same base pairs were involved .
But as soon as the data were checked he would drop by Griffith ' s rooms to set
him 128.
At the moment , though , he wasn ' t sure that the same base pairs were involved .
But as soon as the data were checked he would drop by Griffith ' s rooms to set
him 128.
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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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