Maurice Wilkins: 1916–2004

On the centenary of the birth of Francis H. C. Crick - from physics to genetics and neuroscience.

The year 2016 marks the centenary of the birth of Francis Crick (1916-2004), who made outstanding contributions to genetics and neuroscience. In 1953, in a collaborative study, Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the DNA double helix, and in 1962 they and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Crick subsequently became very interested in neuroscience, part...

Maurice Wilkins: the third man of the double helix.

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Breaking the silence

" Like all good memoirs it has not been emasculated by considerations of good taste. " That was Peter Medawar's verdict on The Double Helix, Jim Watson's ebullient succès de scandale. Watson's exuberant style, let it be said right away, is not Maurice Wilkins's. He and Francis Crick were outraged by Watson's account — now a modern classic, at number seven in the American Modern Library's roll o...

NUCLEIC ACIDS Nucleic acids are the repository of genetic information for life forms on planet Earth. They consist of linear molecules containing repeat units of: sugar (ribose or deoxyribose) - base

The DNA Story, Part III

A s the year-long celebration of the 50 th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA came to an end, the engaging autobiography of one of the participants further enlivened the drama of this event. Maurice Wilkins, now 87, postpones the account of his involvement in the DNA affair until the second half of the book. Recounting his background and interesting life before DNA (34 years) ...