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 85
... immediately blurt it out when he got to the lab . Over eighteen hours had passed since our last conversation , and there was little chance that the Sun- day papers would have distracted him upon his return to the Green Door . His tenish ...
... immediately blurt it out when he got to the lab . Over eighteen hours had passed since our last conversation , and there was little chance that the Sun- day papers would have distracted him upon his return to the Green Door . His tenish ...
Page 162
... immediately ring him . The pace of Francis ' words might cause Maurice to find a reason for terminating the conversation before all the implications of Paul- ing's folly could be hammered home . Since in several days I was to go up to ...
... immediately ring him . The pace of Francis ' words might cause Maurice to find a reason for terminating the conversation before all the implications of Paul- ing's folly could be hammered home . Since in several days I was to go up to ...
Page 170
... measuring the location of the innermost reflection on the first and second layer lines might immediately set us on the right track . But since Maurice's long - drawn - out reply never came to the point , I could not decide 170.
... measuring the location of the innermost reflection on the first and second layer lines might immediately set us on the right track . But since Maurice's long - drawn - out reply never came to the point , I could not decide 170.
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