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The Double Helix：A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA

内容简介

ByidentifyingthestructureofDNA,themoleculeoflife,FrancisCrickandJamesWatsonrevolutionizedbiochemistryandwonthemselvesaNobelPrize.Atthetime,Watsonwasonlytwenty-four,ayoungscientisthungrytomakehismark.Hisuncompromisinglyhonestaccountoftheheadydaysoftheirthrillingsprintagainstotherworld-classresearcherstosolveoneofscience'sgreatestmysteriesgivesadazzlinglyclearpictureofaworldofbrilliantscientistswithgreatgifts,veryhumanambitions,andbitterrivalries.Withhumilityunspoiledbyfalsemodesty,WatsonrelateshisandCrick'sdesperateeffortstobeatLinusPaulingtotheHolyGrailoflifesciences,theidentificationofthebasicbuildingblockoflife.Neverhasascientistbeensotruthfulincapturinginwordstheflavorofhiswork.

作者简介

JamesWatsonstudiedzoologyattheUniversityofChicago,subsequentlymovingtoEuropetoworkinCopenhagenandCambridge,wheretogetherwithFrancisCrick,hesolvedthestructureofDNA,forwhichtheyreceivedashareoftheNobelPrizein1962.From1961hewasProfessorofMolecularBiologyandBiochemistryatHarvard.SteveJonesisProfessorofGeneticsandheadoftheDepartmentofGenetics,EvolutionandEnvironmentatUniversityCollege,London.Heisatelevisionpresenterandaprize-winningauthorandhehasaregularsciencecolumnintheDAILYTELEGRAPH.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.

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