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 95
... model building could start and , given luck , it might occur by Christmas . Our subsequent after - lunch walk into King's and along the backs to Trinity did not , however , reveal any converts . Rosy and Gosling were pugnaciously ...
... model building could start and , given luck , it might occur by Christmas . Our subsequent after - lunch walk into King's and along the backs to Trinity did not , however , reveal any converts . Rosy and Gosling were pugnaciously ...
Page 177
... models com- patible with the B - form X - ray data , however , looked stereochemically even more unsatisfactory than ... model building . Francis , totally indifferent to the perfect spring day , immediately put down his pencil to point ...
... models com- patible with the B - form X - ray data , however , looked stereochemically even more unsatisfactory than ... model building . Francis , totally indifferent to the perfect spring day , immediately put down his pencil to point ...
Page 179
... model building until Rosy was gone , six weeks from then . Francis seized the occasion to ask Maurice whether he would mind if we started to play about with DNA models . When Maurice's slow answer emerged as no , he wouldn't mind , my ...
... model building until Rosy was gone , six weeks from then . Francis seized the occasion to ask Maurice whether he would mind if we started to play about with DNA models . When Maurice's slow answer emerged as no , he wouldn't mind , my ...
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