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.

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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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Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize (Longlist – General – 2008)

Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize (2007)

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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.

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