The man who almost discovered the double helix
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Watson's Disappointment With Asprey
Watson, Crick and Wilkins share the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1962. But how differently might things have played out if Watson could have gritted his teeth and put up with Asprey's really poor jokes? The other intriguing what if is it's worth remembering that Watson and Crick had a rival breathing down their necks - Linus Pauling.
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