1.2  Molecular structure of nucleic acids: A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid

This highly readable, classic paper describes the Nobel-Prize-winning discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule. In the paper, James Watson and Francis Crick write plainly about what was wrong with the hypothetical DNA structures being debated in the early 1950s and carry the reader step by step through the chemical puzzling they did to arrive at the correct structure. They also share their insight about how base pairing has enormous implications for the precise replication of DNA.