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 124
... walked down the stair to unlock the heavy doors that led out onto Free School Lane . Hugh was not in the lab when late on a midsummer June night I went back to shut down the X - ray tube and to develop the photograph of a new TMV sam ...
... walked down the stair to unlock the heavy doors that led out onto Free School Lane . Hugh was not in the lab when late on a midsummer June night I went back to shut down the X - ray tube and to develop the photograph of a new TMV sam ...
Page 129
... walked into our newly acquired office to tell us that Chargaff himself would soon be in Cambridge for an evening . John had arranged for him to have dinner at Peterhouse , and Francis and I were invited to join them later for drinks in ...
... walked into our newly acquired office to tell us that Chargaff himself would soon be in Cambridge for an evening . John had arranged for him to have dinner at Peterhouse , and Francis and I were invited to join them later for drinks in ...
Page 171
... walked him back to his flat . Our bottle of Chablis , however , di- minished my desire for hard facts , and as we walked out of Soho and across Oxford Street , Maurice spoke only of his plans to get a less gloomy apartment in a quieter ...
... walked him back to his flat . Our bottle of Chablis , however , di- minished my desire for hard facts , and as we walked out of Soho and across Oxford Street , Maurice spoke only of his plans to get a less gloomy apartment in a quieter ...
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