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 77
... began scribbling on the vacant back sheet of a manu- script he had been reading . By then I could not under- stand what Francis was up to and reverted to The Times for amusement . Within a few minutes , how- ever , Francis made me lose ...
... began scribbling on the vacant back sheet of a manu- script he had been reading . By then I could not under- stand what Francis was up to and reverted to The Times for amusement . Within a few minutes , how- ever , Francis made me lose ...
Page 85
... began adding bits of copper wire to some of our carbon - atom models , thereby changing them into the larger - sized phospho- rus atoms . Much more difficulty came from the necessity to fabricate representations of the inorganie - ions ...
... began adding bits of copper wire to some of our carbon - atom models , thereby changing them into the larger - sized phospho- rus atoms . Much more difficulty came from the necessity to fabricate representations of the inorganie - ions ...
Page 167
... to pick up a print of the new form they called the " B " structure . The instant I saw the picture my mouth fell open and my pulse began to race . The pattern was unbe- lievably simpler than those obtained previously ( “ A ” 167.
... to pick up a print of the new form they called the " B " structure . The instant I saw the picture my mouth fell open and my pulse began to race . The pattern was unbe- lievably simpler than those obtained previously ( “ A ” 167.
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