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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... play would not allow Francis to move in on Maurice's problem . In France , where * A division of the University of London , not to be con- fused with King's College , Cambridge . fair play obviously did not exist , these problems would 15.
... play would not allow Francis to move in on Maurice's problem . In France , where * A division of the University of London , not to be con- fused with King's College , Cambridge . fair play obviously did not exist , these problems would 15.
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... problems . No one should mind if , by spending only a few hours a week thinking about DNA , he helped me solve a smashingly important problem . As a consequence , John Kendrew soon realized that was unlikely to help him solve the ...
... problems . No one should mind if , by spending only a few hours a week thinking about DNA , he helped me solve a smashingly important problem . As a consequence , John Kendrew soon realized that was unlikely to help him solve the ...
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... problem of what neutralized the negative charges of the phosphate groups of the DNA backbone . Francis , as well as I , knew almost nothing about how inorganic ions were arranged in three di- mensions . We had to face the bleak ...
... problem of what neutralized the negative charges of the phosphate groups of the DNA backbone . Francis , as well as I , knew almost nothing about how inorganic ions were arranged in three di- mensions . We had to face the bleak ...
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