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 43
... tell Herman about my good luck in being able to become a crystallographer . Herman was splendidly cooperative . A letter was dispatched telling the Fellowship Office in Washing- ton that he enthusiastically endorsed my change in plans ...
... tell Herman about my good luck in being able to become a crystallographer . Herman was splendidly cooperative . A letter was dispatched telling the Fellowship Office in Washing- ton that he enthusiastically endorsed my change in plans ...
Page 216
... tell Ephrussi's and Lwoff's labs about the double helix . Francis , however , was not happy , telling me that a week was far too long to abandon work of such extreme significance . A call for seriousness , however , was not to my liking ...
... tell Ephrussi's and Lwoff's labs about the double helix . Francis , however , was not happy , telling me that a week was far too long to abandon work of such extreme significance . A call for seriousness , however , was not to my liking ...
Page 217
... tell Linus . I was still slightly afraid something would go wrong and did not want Pauling to think about hydrogen - bonded base pairs until we had a few more days to digest our position . My request , how- ever , was ignored . Delbrück ...
... tell Linus . I was still slightly afraid something would go wrong and did not want Pauling to think about hydrogen - bonded base pairs until we had a few more days to digest our position . My request , how- ever , was ignored . Delbrück ...
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