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100 1  Markel, Howard,|eauthor. 
245 14 The secret of life :|bRosalind Franklin, James Watson, 
       Francis Crick, and the discovery of DNA's double helix /
       |cHoward Markel. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bW.W. Norton & Company,|c[2021] 
300    564 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-535) and 
       index. 
520    "A definitive history of the race to unravel DNA's 
       structure, by one of our most prominent medical 
       historians. Biologist James Watson and physicist Francis 
       Crick's 1953 revelation about the double helix structure 
       of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our
       modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. 
       But how did Watson and Crick do it-and why were they the 
       ones who succeeded? In truth, the discovery of DNA's 
       structure is the story of a race among five scientists for
       advancement, fame, and immortality: Watson, Crick, 
       Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, and Linus Pauling. 
       They were fascinating and brilliant, with strong 
       personalities that often clashed. But it is Rosalind 
       Franklin who becomes a focal point for Markel. The Secret 
       of Life is a story of genius and perseverance, but also a 
       saga of cronyism, misogyny, anti-Semitism, and misconduct.
       Markel brilliantly recounts the intense intellectual 
       journey, and the fraught personal relationships, that 
       resulted in the discovery of DNA"--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
600 10 Franklin, Rosalind,|d1920-1958. 
600 10 Watson, James D.,|d1928- 
600 10 Crick, Francis,|d1916-2004. 
600 10 Wilkins, Maurice,|d1916-2004. 
600 10 Pauling, Linus,|d1901-1994. 
650  0 DNA|xStructure|xResearch|xHistory|y20th century. 
650  0 Genetic code|xResearch|xHistory|y20th century. 
650  0 Scientists|vBiography.