"This
structure has novel features which are of considerable biological interest" In
April 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick wrote these words as part of the opening
paragraph of a Letter to Nature. On the 50th anniversary celebrations of
the publication of the structure of DNA, Nature presents this web focus,
containing news, features and web specials celebrating the historical, scientific
and cultural impacts of the discovery of the double helix.
DNA
from Alberts to Zinder Peter Sherwood asked 40 of the most
prominent biologists in the world to draw their concept of what DNA means to them...
A
blueprint for the genomic era Francis
Collins and colleagues at the US National Institute for Human Genome Research
describe their vision for the future of genomics research.
Who
cares about the double helix? Bruno Strasser argues that
collective memory links the past to the future in science as well as history
Life,
the movie Maxine Singer reviews DNA: The Secret of
Life by James D. Watson with Andrew Berry
Features,
animation, galleries and more on the double helix at 50. This special package
peers into DNA's future, puts Watson and Crick's work in context, and looks at
biology beyond DNA.
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