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 183
... hydrogen bonds , it was now obvious to me that we had done so incorrectly . The observa- tion that one or more hydrogen atoms on each of the bases could move from one location to another ( a tautomeric shift ) had initially led us to ...
... hydrogen bonds , it was now obvious to me that we had done so incorrectly . The observa- tion that one or more hydrogen atoms on each of the bases could move from one location to another ( a tautomeric shift ) had initially led us to ...
Page 184
... hydrogen bonds , and I fell asleep hoping that an undergraduate party the next afternoon at Downing would be full of ... bonds similar to those found in crystals of pure adenine . If DNA was like this , each adenine residue would form ...
... hydrogen bonds , and I fell asleep hoping that an undergraduate party the next afternoon at Downing would be full of ... bonds similar to those found in crystals of pure adenine . If DNA was like this , each adenine residue would form ...
Page 194
... hydrogen - bonding possibilities , had not been finished on time . At least two more days were needed before they would be in our hands . This was much too long even for me to remain in limbo , so I spent the rest of the afternoon ...
... hydrogen - bonding possibilities , had not been finished on time . At least two more days were needed before they would be in our hands . This was much too long even for me to remain in limbo , so I spent the rest of the afternoon ...
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