The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNASince its publication in 1968, The Double Helix has given countless readers a rare and exciting look at one highly significant piece of scientific research-Watson and Crick's race to discover the molecular structure of DNA. |
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Page 18
... Pauling was not sub- ject to the confines of British fair play . Sooner or later Linus , who had just turned fifty , was bound to try for the most important of all scientific prizes . There was no doubt that he was interested . Our ...
... Pauling was not sub- ject to the confines of British fair play . Sooner or later Linus , who had just turned fifty , was bound to try for the most important of all scientific prizes . There was no doubt that he was interested . Our ...
Page 217
... PAULING first heard about the double helix from Delbrück . At the bottom of the letter that broke the news of the complementary chains , I had asked that he not tell Linus . I was still slightly afraid something would go wrong and did ...
... PAULING first heard about the double helix from Delbrück . At the bottom of the letter that broke the news of the complementary chains , I had asked that he not tell Linus . I was still slightly afraid something would go wrong and did ...
Page 218
... Pauling would have fought for the good points of his idea . The overwhelming biological merits of a self- complementary DNA molecule made him effectively concede the race . He did want , however , to see the evidence from King's before ...
... Pauling would have fought for the good points of his idea . The overwhelming biological merits of a self- complementary DNA molecule made him effectively concede the race . He did want , however , to see the evidence from King's before ...
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