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 173
... Pop and her foreign girls . Thus in one blow Elizabeth had been saved from typical Eng- lish digs , while I looked forward to a lessening of my stomach pains . Also living at Pop's was Bertrand Fourcade , the most beautiful male , if ...
... Pop and her foreign girls . Thus in one blow Elizabeth had been saved from typical Eng- lish digs , while I looked forward to a lessening of my stomach pains . Also living at Pop's was Bertrand Fourcade , the most beautiful male , if ...
Page 175
... . Since our machinist needed at least three days merely to turn out the more simple phosphorus atoms , I went back to Clare after lunch to hammer out the final draft of my genetics manuscript . Later , when I cycled over to Pop's 175.
... . Since our machinist needed at least three days merely to turn out the more simple phosphorus atoms , I went back to Clare after lunch to hammer out the final draft of my genetics manuscript . Later , when I cycled over to Pop's 175.
Page 199
... Pop's to tell Elizabeth and Bertrand that Francis and I had probably beaten Paul- ing to the gate and that the answer would revolution- ize biology . Both were genuinely pleased , Elizabeth with sisterly pride , Bertrand with the idea ...
... Pop's to tell Elizabeth and Bertrand that Francis and I had probably beaten Paul- ing to the gate and that the answer would revolution- ize biology . Both were genuinely pleased , Elizabeth with sisterly pride , Bertrand with the idea ...
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