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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... later chapters were written with the help of a Guggenheim Fellowship , which allowed me to return briefly to the other Cambridge and the kind hospitality of the Prov- ost and Fellows of King's College . As far as possible I have ...
... later chapters were written with the help of a Guggenheim Fellowship , which allowed me to return briefly to the other Cambridge and the kind hospitality of the Prov- ost and Fellows of King's College . As far as possible I have ...
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... later they emerged to allow Bragg to give me his formal permission to work under his direction . The performance was uncompromis- ingly British , and I quietly concluded that the white - mustached figure of Bragg now spent most of its ...
... later they emerged to allow Bragg to give me his formal permission to work under his direction . The performance was uncompromis- ingly British , and I quietly concluded that the white - mustached figure of Bragg now spent most of its ...
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... tell us that Chargaff himself would soon be in Cambridge for an evening . John had arranged for him to have dinner at Peterhouse , and Francis and I were invited to join them later for drinks in John's room . At High 129.
... tell us that Chargaff himself would soon be in Cambridge for an evening . John had arranged for him to have dinner at Peterhouse , and Francis and I were invited to join them later for drinks in John's room . At High 129.
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