Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code
by Matt Ridley
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A portrait of scientist Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of the double helix structure of DNA, traces his life from a middle-class English upbringing and lackluster education to his ultimate history-making journey into the field of biology.Tags
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I was disappointed in Crick when I read some of his political and social views. I did appreciate that the book exposed these blemishes. This is a good introduction to Crick even if at least a third is focused on the discovery of DNA's structure.
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Matt Ridley is the author of several award-winning books, including Genome, The Agile Gene, and The Red Queen, which have sold more than 800,000 copies in twenty-seven languages worldwide. He lives in England.
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- Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code
- People/Characters
- Francis Crick; James D. Watson; Max Perutz
- Dedication
- For Felicity
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- Languages
- English, French, Italian
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
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