The double helix
a personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA
by James D. Watson
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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. At the time, Watson was only 24, a young scientist hungry to make his mark. His uncompromisingly honest account of the heady days of their thrilling sprint against other world-class researchers to solve one of science's greatest mysteries gives a dazzlingly clear picture of a world of brilliant scientists with great gifts, very human ambitions, and bitter rivalries. With humility unspoiled by false modesty, Watson relates his and Crick's desperate efforts to beat Linus Pauling to the Holy Grail of life sciences, the identification of the basic building block of life. Never has a scientist been so truthful in capturing in words the flavor of his work. - Back cover.
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The double helix: a personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA
1998, Scribner
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The double helix: a personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA
1980, Norton
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The double helix: a personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA
1970, Penguin
in English
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Portions of this book were first published in The Atlantic Monthly.
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