The structure of DNA

In the early 1950s, the identity of genetic material was still a matter of debate. The discovery of the helical structure of double-stranded DNA settled the matter — and changed biology forever. The discovery of the DNA duplex.

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 575; no. 7781; pp. 35 - 36
Main Author Ferry, Georgina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.11.2019
Nature Publishing Group
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Biodiversity
Biology
Biology - history
Copying
Crick, Francis
Crystallography
Crystallography, X-Ray
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA - chemistry
DNA structure
Drug resistance
Ecological effects
Ecology
Gene expression
Genetic code
Genetic engineering
Genomes
Graduate students
History
History, 20th Century
Human Genome Project
Human populations
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Medical research
Microorganisms
Molecular biologists
multidisciplinary
Mutation
News And Views
Nucleic acids
Nucleotide sequence
Nucleotides - chemistry
Proteins
Science
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Structure
Tumors
Watson, James D
X-rays
United States
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
Molecular biology
Genetics
Structural biology
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Summary:In the early 1950s, the identity of genetic material was still a matter of debate. The discovery of the helical structure of double-stranded DNA settled the matter — and changed biology forever. The discovery of the DNA duplex.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-019-02554-z