Unravelling the double helix : the lost heroes of DNA
Williams, Gareth, 1952-2020
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'Unravelling the Double Helix' covers the most colourful period in the history of DNA, from the discovery of 'nuclein' in the late 1860s to the landmark publication of James Watson's 'The Double Helix' in 1968. These hundred years included the advent of the Nobel Prize, antibiotics, X-ray crystallography and the atom bomb as well as two devastating world wars - events which are strung along the narrative 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 20th-century science, but some of the scientists who played crucial roles have been airbrushed out of history.
Main title:
Unravelling the double helix : the lost heroes of DNA / Gareth Williams.
Author:
Williams, Gareth, 1952-, author
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2020.
Collation:
xxxiv, 490 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2019.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781474609371 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
572.8609572.86
Language:
English
BRN:
1126278