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Med Sci (Paris)
Volume 19, Number 4, Avril 2003
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| Page(s) | 491 - 495 | |
| Section | Repères : Histoire Et Sciences Sociales | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/medsci/2003194491 | |
| Published online | 15 April 2003 | |
L’hélice de la vie
The helix of life
Institut Cochin, IFR Alfred Jost, 22, rue Méchain, 75014 Paris, France
La découverte de la double hélice d’ADN, il y a 50 ans, constitue l’événement fondateur de la biologie moléculaire. C’est aussi à cette occasion que se forgea la réputation de deux des figures les plus fascinantes de la biologie. Cependant, Jim Watson et Francis Crick ne furent pas les seuls acteurs de cet extraordinaire épisode de l’histoire des sciences dont certaines circonstances restent aujourd’hui assez singulières.
Abstract
The discovery of DNA’s double helix 50 years ago was the founding event of molecular biology. It was also the moment that forged the reputation of two of biology’s most compelling figures, no doubt in perpetuity. However, Jim Watson and Francis Crick were not the only players of this outstanding fest whose certain circumstances remain today rather singular.
© 2003 médecine/sciences - Inserm / SRMS
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