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Essay on their lives and achievements by Robert Wright. Features a time line, slide show, and links to related resources.
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TIME 100: James Watson Francis Crick Crick had figured out the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA. And that structure 151; a double helix that can unzip to make copies of itself 151; confirmed suspicions that DNA carries life's hereditary information. Leo...Study which attempts to elucidate the meaning of the chromosome hypothesis based on the original scientific works, taking into account the scientific context of that time. Text available for download in pdf format.
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Genetics and Molecular Biology strong>Did Sutton and Boveri propose the so-called Sutton-Boveri chromosome hypothesis strong> Boveri chromosome hypothesis attempted to establish a parallel between cytological chromosome behavior and the principles followed by Mendelian factors. Today, this hypothesis is well accepted; however, it was not completely accepted at its proposal (1902-3...Guide to the collection of papers held at the California Institute of Technology . Includes descriptive summary, collection history, and biography.
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/dynaweb/ead/caltech/beadle
Full text facsimile of Biographical Memoirs by Walsh McDermott. Requires Adobe Acrobat to view.
http://www.profiles.nlm.nih.gov/CC/A/A/P/I/_/ccaapi.pdf
Features a biography, vita, portrait, references, and related links.
http://www.cshl.org/History/delbruck.html
Facsimile of the first memorial lecture given by W.Hayes. Requires Adobe Acrobat to view.
http://www.profiles.nlm.nih.gov/CC/A/A/I/K/_/ccaaik.pdf
Short biography, portrait, and related links.
http://vector.cshl.org/dnaftb/concept_9/con9bio.html
Article discusses the four rules on DNA base composition now shown to be fundamental to the understanding of the structure and function of DNA.
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Chargaff's Legacy With copyright permission from Elsevier Science, which allows single copies to be printed for personal use. 1. Certain structural principles 2. The cluster rule 3. The second parity rule 4. Adaptive value of purine loading...A short biography of the inventors of the method of cloning genetically engineered molecules in foreign cells.
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Inventor of the Week: Archive Cohen combined their efforts in biotechnology to invent a method of cloning genetically engineered molecules in foreign cells. By this discovery and its applications Boyer and Cohen initiated what is now the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry....Illustrated article describes his life and achievements.
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The New Zealand Edge Heroes Scientists Maurice Wilkins www.nzedge.com A the very essence of life itself and a New Zealander by birth, Maurice Wilkins is among our greatest achievers. Research undertaken by Maurice Wilkins with support from Rosalind Franklin led to the discovery in...Lepidopterist and geneticist, best known for his work on industrial melanism in the Lepidoptera which illustrates evolution in action. Includes correspondence, biography, and bibliography.
http://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/library/archives/Kettlewell/
Provides details of the 1968 Nobel prize awarded for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis. Includes lectures and biography.
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Medicine 1968 Disarm the world of nuclear weapons SITE FEEDBACK CONTACT TELL A FRIEND Last modified April 14, 2005 Copyright 2005 The Nobel Foundation...Details the Nobel prize awarded in 1959 for their discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid. Includes lectures and biography.
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Medicine 1959 Disarm the world of nuclear weapons SITE FEEDBACK CONTACT TELL A FRIEND Last modified April 25, 2005 Copyright 2005 The Nobel Foundation...Provides biographies and transcripts of the Nobel lectures given when awarded the prize for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids.
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Medicine 1962 Disarm the world of nuclear weapons SITE FEEDBACK CONTACT TELL A FRIEND Last modified April 14, 2005 Copyright 2005 The Nobel Foundation...Provides information on the Nobel prize awarded in 1946 for the discovery of the production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation. Includes lecture and biography.
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Medicine 1946 Disarm the world of nuclear weapons SITE FEEDBACK CONTACT TELL A FRIEND Last modified March 10, 2005 Copyright 2005 The Nobel Foundation...Provides details of the Nobel prize awarded in 1958 for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events. Includes lectures and biography.
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Medicine 1958 Disarm the world of nuclear weapons SITE FEEDBACK CONTACT TELL A FRIEND Last modified May 9, 2005 Copyright 2005 The Nobel Foundation...