1953 Nature Paper: Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids (PDF)
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1953
Watson, Crick, Wilkins, Franklin
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A 1953 Nature paper by Watson, Crick, Wilkins, and Franklin details a model for the structure of deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA). The paper proposes a double-helix structure for DNA, describing its helical form and specific base pairing. This work revolutionized biological understanding.
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© 1953 Nature Publishing Group 738 NATURE April 25, 1953 voL. 171 King's College, London. One of us (J. D. W.) has been aided by a fellowship from the N...
© 1953 Nature Publishing Group 738 NATURE April 25, 1953 voL. 171 King's College, London. One of us (J. D. W.) has been aided by a fellowship from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. J. D. "WATSON F. H. C. CRICK Medical Research Council Unit for the Study of the Molecular Structure of Biological Systems, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. April 2. 1 Pauling, L., and Corey, R. B., Nature, 171, 346 (1953); Proc. U.S. Nat. Acad, Sci., 39, 84 (1953). 'Furberg, S., Acta, Chem. Scand., 6, 634 (1952). 'Chargaff, E., for references see Zamenhof, S., Brawerman, G., and Chargaff, E., Biochim. et Biophys. Acta, 9, 402 (1952). 'Wyatt. G. R., J. Gen. Physfol., 36, 201 (1952). 'Astbury, W. T., Syrnp. Soc. Exp. Biol. 1, Nucleic Acid, GO (Carob. Univ. Press, 1947). Wilkins, M. II. J
