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DNA: Models and Reality

Nature volume 218, pages 633–637 (1968)Cite this article

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Dr Hamilton since 1953 has been a collaborator of Professor M. H. F. Wilkins and supplied many of the DNA preparations that have been used for X-ray crystallography. He reviews the role of X-ray data and model building in the discovery and proof of the Watson-Crick model.

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HAMILTON, L. DNA: Models and Reality. Nature 218, 633–637 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218633a0

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