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 10
... week at Caius College , he was not yet a fellow of any college . Partly this was his own choice . Clearly he did not want to be burdened by the unnecessary sight of un- dergraduate tutees . Also a factor was his laugh , against which ...
... week at Caius College , he was not yet a fellow of any college . Partly this was his own choice . Clearly he did not want to be burdened by the unnecessary sight of un- dergraduate tutees . Also a factor was his laugh , against which ...
Page 179
... week before . Even the presence of Peter , saying he felt sure his father would soon spring into action , failed to ruffle Maurice's plans . Again he emphasized that he wanted to put off more model building until Rosy was gone , six weeks ...
... week before . Even the presence of Peter , saying he felt sure his father would soon spring into action , failed to ruffle Maurice's plans . Again he emphasized that he wanted to put off more model building until Rosy was gone , six weeks ...
Page 214
... week , coming over from the chemical laboratory with several younger colleagues . Francis ' quick verbal tour through the structure and its implications lost none of its zest for having been given several times each day for the past week ...
... week , coming over from the chemical laboratory with several younger colleagues . Francis ' quick verbal tour through the structure and its implications lost none of its zest for having been given several times each day for the past week ...
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