Francis Crick and James Watson And the Building Blocks of Life

Name: Francis Crick and James Watson And the Building Blocks of Life
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ISBN: 9780195139716

ISBN-10: 0195139712

ISBN-13: 9780195139716

Edition: N/A

Authors: Edward Edelson

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The names of James Watson and Francis Crick are bound together forever because the scientific discovery they made was truly a joint enterprise. As Edward Edelson reveals in this intriguing biography, Watson and Crick were the first to describe the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, the molecule that carries our genes and determines everything from the color of our eyes to the shape of our fingernails. Even though Watson and Crick's collaboration lasted only a few years, their achievement was enough to tie their names together forever in the history of science and to establish a firm footing for what was then a radical new branch of science: molecular biology. In doing so, they…

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List price: $11.95
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 112
Size: 9.10" wide x 6.40" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.440