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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... matter . Some of the earlier chapters were written in the homes of Albert Szent - Györgyi , John A. Wheeler , and John Cairns , and I wish to thank them for quiet rooms with tables overlooking the ocean . The later chapters were written ...
... matter . Some of the earlier chapters were written in the homes of Albert Szent - Györgyi , John A. Wheeler , and John Cairns , and I wish to thank them for quiet rooms with tables overlooking the ocean . The later chapters were written ...
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... matter of days before the error would be discovered . We had anywhere up to six weeks before Linus again was in full - time pursuit of DNA . Though Maurice had to be warned , we did not immediately ring him . The pace of Francis ' words ...
... matter of days before the error would be discovered . We had anywhere up to six weeks before Linus again was in full - time pursuit of DNA . Though Maurice had to be warned , we did not immediately ring him . The pace of Francis ' words ...
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... matter a closed book . This he hoped would be possible three weeks hence , when he would come to Brussels for a Solvay meeting on proteins in the second week of April . That Pauling was in the know came out in a letter from Delbrück ...
... matter a closed book . This he hoped would be possible three weeks hence , when he would come to Brussels for a Solvay meeting on proteins in the second week of April . That Pauling was in the know came out in a letter from Delbrück ...
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