The Double Helix (Penguin Joint Venture Readers)

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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.

subjects: Désoxyribonucléique, acide,  DNA,  Molecular biology,  Biochemistry,  Research,  Reviews,  Molecular biologists,  Genetic code,  Deoxyribonucleic acid,  Biography,  History,  Long Now Manual for Civilization,  Genetics,  Acidos Nucleicos,  Genetica,  Personal Narratives,  Structure,  Sciences,  Aspect psychologique,  ADN,  Double Helix,  Nobel Prize,  DNA -- Structure,  Molecular biologists -- Biography,  Structuuranalyse,  Ontdekkingen,  Entdeckung,  Geschichte,  DNS,  Friends and associates,  Watson, james d., 1928-,  Scientists, biography,  Dna,  Autobiographie 1951-1953,  Doppelhelix

People: James D. Watson (1928-),  Francis Crick (1916-2004),  Francis Crick (1916-),  Watson James D. <Biologe>,  James D. Watson (Biologe)

Places: United States

Times: 20th century