A personal account of James D. Watson and Francis Crick's discovery of DNA's double helix structure in 1953. A blend of science and history.
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A personal account of James D. Watson and Francis Crick's discovery of DNA's double helix structure in 1953. A blend of science and history.
The classic personal account of Watson and Crick’s groundbreaking discovery of the structure of DNA, now with an introduction by Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind. By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize. At the time, Watson was only twenty-four, a young scientist hungry to make his mark. His uncompromisingly honest account of the heady days of their thrilling sprint against othe...
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