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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... viruses ( bacteriophages , or phages for short ) . For some years the suspicion had existed among the more inspired ... viruses . Thus , as the simplest viruses were the phages , there had sprung up between 1940 and 1950 a growing ...
... viruses ( bacteriophages , or phages for short ) . For some years the suspicion had existed among the more inspired ... viruses . Thus , as the simplest viruses were the phages , there had sprung up between 1940 and 1950 a growing ...
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... viruses . Within three months Ole and I had finished a set of experiments on the fate of a bacterial - virus particle when it multiplies inside a bacterium to form several hundred new virus particles . There were enough data for a ...
... viruses . Within three months Ole and I had finished a set of experiments on the fate of a bacterial - virus particle when it multiplies inside a bacterium to form several hundred new virus particles . There were enough data for a ...
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... viruses . After the war Fankuchen lost interest in viruses , and , though Bernal dabbled at protein crys- tallography , he was more concerned about furthering good relations with the Communist countries . Though the theoretical basis ...
... viruses . After the war Fankuchen lost interest in viruses , and , though Bernal dabbled at protein crys- tallography , he was more concerned about furthering good relations with the Communist countries . Though the theoretical basis ...
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