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An engaging and original history of the first hundred years of DNA, one of the greatest triumphs of modern science.

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Gareth Williams, the former dean of medicine at Bristol University, has woven a truly superb narrative from short biographies of all the scientists who contributed to, and in some cases just missed out on, the epochal discovery that the secret of life is a digital linear code written on DNA ... By choosing to fill in the gaps in conventional accounts, Williams has done a good job of telling the whole story of science's greatest discovery. He has done it with fluency and a real feel for narrative -- Matt Ridley * The Times *
This is a FANTASTIC book -- Professor Alice Roberts via Twitter (@theAliceRoberts)
...a riveting good read...Not only did I find it hard to put down, I'm now moved to seek out other science histories by Williams. Highly recommended. * CHEMISTRY WORLD *

Unravelling the Double Helix

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      Publisher Orion Publishing Co
      Published 2 April 2020
      ISBN-13 9781474609371
      978-1474609371
      ISBN-10 1474609376
      Also in:
      Biography Biography: science, technology and medicine Science & Nature Genetics (non-medical) Popular science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An engaging and original history of the first hundred years of DNA, one of the greatest triumphs of modern science.

      Trade Review
      Gareth Williams, the former dean of medicine at Bristol University, has woven a truly superb narrative from short biographies of all the scientists who contributed to, and in some cases just missed out on, the epochal discovery that the secret of life is a digital linear code written on DNA ... By choosing to fill in the gaps in conventional accounts, Williams has done a good job of telling the whole story of science's greatest discovery. He has done it with fluency and a real feel for narrative -- Matt Ridley * The Times *
      This is a FANTASTIC book -- Professor Alice Roberts via Twitter (@theAliceRoberts)
      ...a riveting good read...Not only did I find it hard to put down, I'm now moved to seek out other science histories by Williams. Highly recommended. * CHEMISTRY WORLD *

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