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By identifying the structure of dna, the molecule of life, francis crick and james watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a nobel prize. A personal account of the discovery of the structure of dna by james d. By identifying the structure of dna, the molecule of life, francis crick and james watson revolutionized biochemistry and. The double helix by james watson, 9780753828434, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Critics of the book seized on this incident to attack watson on ethical grounds. It has earned both critical and public praise, along with continuing controversy about credit for the nobel award and attitudes towards female scientists at the time of the discovery. Watsons chronicle gives readers an idea of what living science is like, warts and all. The double helix summary and study guide supersummary.
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