Unravelling the Double Helix
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Unravelling the Double Helix

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Unravelling the Double Helix

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Unraveling the Double Helix covers the most colorful period in the history of DNA, from the discovery of "nuclein" in the late 1860s to the publication of James Watson's The Double Helix in 1968. These hundred years included the establishment of the Nobel Prize, antibiotics, x-ray crystallography, the atom bomb and two devastating world wars—events which are strung along the thread of DNA like beads on a necklace. The story of DNA is a saga packed with awful mistakes as well as brilliant science, with a wonderful cast of heroes and villains. Surprisingly, much of it is unfamiliar. The elucidation of the double helix was one of the most brilliant gems of twentieth century science, but some of the scientists who paved the way have been airbrushed out of history. James Watson and Francis Crick solved a magnificent mystery, but Gareth Williams shows that their contribution was the last few pieces of a gigantic jigsaw puzzle assembled over several decades.The book is comprehensive in scope, covering the first century of the history of DNA in its entirety, including the eight decades that have been neglected by other authors. It also explores the personalities of the main players, the impact of their entanglement with DNA, and what unique qualities make great scientists tick.

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Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2019
ISBN
9781643132839
Topic
History
Subtopic
Science History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Timeline
  5. Who’s Who
  6. Preface: Not another one
  7. 1. Rewind
  8. 2. In the beginning
  9. 3. Bag of worms
  10. 4. Gardening leave
  11. 5. Of grasshoppers and flies
  12. 6. Bausteine
  13. 7. A whirlwind from Russia
  14. 8. Crystal gazing
  15. 9. The sad demise of a promising candidate
  16. 10. Inventions and improvements
  17. 11. Movable type
  18. 12. Transformational research
  19. 13. Up North
  20. 14. Unholy Grails
  21. 15. Applications of science
  22. 16. Dreams of geneticists
  23. 17. Tidying up
  24. 18. Tipping points
  25. 19. Twists and turns
  26. 20. Meetings of minds
  27. 21. Team building
  28. 22. Whizz kid
  29. 23. Handicap race
  30. 24. Photo finish
  31. 25. Aftershocks
  32. 26. Retrospective
  33. Glossary and Abbreviations
  34. Notes
  35. Bibliography
  36. Acknowledgements
  37. Illustration Credits
  38. Index
  39. Also by Gareth Williams
  40. Copyright