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Crick, Watson And DNA


No. of pages 96

Published: 2012

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At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world... The discovery by Francis Crick and James Watson of DNA- the very building blocks of life - has astounding implications for mankind's future.Not only in the scientific possibilities of cloning, life expectancy and medical research, but also in our everyday lives - such as forensics and the genetic engineering of food.But with this discovery have come important ethical questions... Crick, Watson & DNA is an engaging and accessible examination of these two scientists' lives, radical work and legacy.Theirs was a frantic race against other scientists to understand the structure of DNA.Their Big Idea extends even beyond their monumental achievement to the moral implications that have arisen from it. The Big Idea series is a fascinating look at the greatest advances in our scientific history, and at the men and women who made these fundamental breakthroughs.

 

 

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Cornerstone .

 

This book features the following characters:

James D Watson
This book features the character James D Watson.

Francis Crick
Francis Crick was a scientist who worked with James Watson. The two used x ray diffraction to study DNA. In April 1953, they published a paper of their discovery - a molecular structure of DNA based on all its known features - the double helix. Their model served to explain how DNA replicates and how hereditary information is coded on it. This set the stage for the rapid advances in molecular biology that continue to this day. The two scientists - with Maurice Wilkins - won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discovery of the structure of DNA.