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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... scientific interest . The discovery of the structure by Crick and Watson , with all its biological implications , has been one of the major scientific events of this century . The number of researches which it has inspired is amazing ...
... scientific interest . The discovery of the structure by Crick and Watson , with all its biological implications , has been one of the major scientific events of this century . The number of researches which it has inspired is amazing ...
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... scientific research vary almost as much as human personalities . On the other hand , I do not believe that the way DNA came out constitutes an odd exception to a scientific world complicated by the contradictory pulls of am- bition and ...
... scientific research vary almost as much as human personalities . On the other hand , I do not believe that the way DNA came out constitutes an odd exception to a scientific world complicated by the contradictory pulls of am- bition and ...
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... scientific discovery . " RICHARD FEYNMAN , Professor of Physics , California Institute of Technology ( Nobel Prize Winner , 1965 ) " Clearly a great book ... a publishing triumph . " JOHN FISCHER of Harper's Magazine " The book conveys ...
... scientific discovery . " RICHARD FEYNMAN , Professor of Physics , California Institute of Technology ( Nobel Prize Winner , 1965 ) " Clearly a great book ... a publishing triumph . " JOHN FISCHER of Harper's Magazine " The book conveys ...
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