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What mad pursuit : a personal view of scientific discovery / Francis Crick

These memoirs recount the discovery of the DNA double helix and the subsequent revolution in molecular biology. The text examines the relationship between scientific theory and practice while reflecting on a career spent breaking the genetic code.

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