The Double Helix by James Watson

The Double Helix by James Watson

The story of the most significant biological breakthrough of the century - the discovery of the structure of DNA.

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 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 of Genetics and head of the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College, London. He is a television presenter and a prize-winning author and he has a regular science column in the DAILY TELEGRAPH.

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ISBN 13	9780753828434
ISBN 10	075382843X
Title	The Double Helix
Author	James Watson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2010-11-11
Number of pages	192
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