A Structure for DNA (draft)

A Structure for DNA (draft)

Contributor(s):
The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers
Watson, James D., 1928-
Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
Publication:
Produced: [1953]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
DNA
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Drafts (documents)
Abstract:
A draft of Watson's and Crick's seminal article on the structure of Deoxyribonucleic acid, which appeared in the April 25, 1953, issue of Nature. Note Watson's and Crick's oblique mention of "much unpublished experimental material" on DNA structure related to the authors by Maurice Wilkins through by "personal communication," namely, the crystallographic X-ray images of DNA fibers produced by Rosalind Franklin at King's College, London, which Watson and Crick drew upon without her knowledge. In this draft they credited Wilkins by name but group Franklin with others of his unnamed "co-workers," although in the published version her name appeared alongside that of Wilkins.
Copyright:
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Extent:
5 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584582X376 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
SCBBYQ
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X376
Archival Collection:
The Francis Crick Papers (Profiles in Science)