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Description for Double Helix
Paperback. The story of the most significant biological breakthrough of the century - the discovery of the structure of DNA. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202. 8vo.Good copy. First edition
The story of the most significant biological breakthrough of the century - the discovery of the structure of DNA.
'It is a strange model and embodies several unusual features. However, since DNA is an unusual substance, we are not hesitant in being bold'
By elucidating the structure of DNA, the molecule underlying all life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionised biochemistry. At the time, Watson was only 24. His uncompromisingly honest account of those heady days lifts the lid on the real world of great scientists, with their very human faults and foibles, their petty rivalries and driving ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753828434
SKU
KEX0293307
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Dr James Watson
James Watson studied zoology at the University of Chicago, subsequently moving to Europe to work in Copenhagen and Cambridge, where together with Francis Crick, he solved the structure of DNA, for which they received a share of the Nobel Prize in 1962. From 1961 he was Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Harvard. Steve Jones is Professor ... Read more
Reviews for Double Helix
This timely reissue of Watso's feisty memoir gives a dramatic account of how the double helix was mapped.
James Urquhart
FINANCIAL TIMES
An exhilarating memoir
John Dugdale
GUARDIAN
James Urquhart
FINANCIAL TIMES
An exhilarating memoir
John Dugdale
GUARDIAN