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	The Race for the Double Helix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Race for the Double Helix (also known as Double Helix and Life Story) is a 1987 TV film dramatisation of the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953.
		The film tells the story of the rivalries of the two teams in the race to the discovery - Francis Crick and James D. Watson at Cambridge University and Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin at King's College London.
		All of this is insightfully examined in the supplementary materials to the Norton Critical Edition of Watson's book The Double Helix (ISBN 0393950751), to which the film makes a fine companion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Race_for_the_Double_Helix (352 words)

	The Double Helix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA is an autobiographical account of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA written by James D. Watson and published in 1968.
		It was and remains a controversial account, and though it was originally slated to be published by Harvard University Press, Watson's home university dropped the arrangement after protestations from Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, co-discoverers of DNA, and it was published privately.
		James D. Watson, The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA (Norton Critical Editions), Norton, 1981, ISBN 0393950751.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Double_Helix (451 words)

	Introduction and Questions for THE RACE FOR THE DOUBLE HELIX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In the model they construct that week, DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) takes the shape of a spiral staircase (a "double helix," in geometrical terms), with the steps composed of pairs of molecules known as bases, and the formed by chains of sugar and phosphate molecules.
		Although he did not win the race for the double helix, Linus Pauling won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1954 for his work on the nature of chemical bonding.
		Fall 2000 showtimes for Race for the Double Helix: Sept. 19, 20, 21, 8:15 pm, Gannett Auditorium
	www.skidmore.edu /~mmarx/LS12000/helixintro.htm (845 words)

	The Double Helix
		The race to figure out the structure of DNA ended when a young American biochemist named James Watson and a British physicist named Francis Crick published a short paper in 1953.
		Because of the three-dimensional shape of the structure they discovered, DNA has come to be described as a "double helix." A helix is a spiral shape, like a slinky or the hand rail of a spiral staircase.
		The double stranded nature of DNA turns out to be a vital functional part of its structure--it couldn't do what it does if it weren't double stranded.
	www.cod.edu /people/faculty/fancher/DoubleHelix.htm (1289 words)

	99.05.02: The Amazing Dna Molecule: Its History, Structure and Function
		The purpose of this unit is to reveal the rich history in the race to discover the double helix, to exemplify the relationship between structure and function, to integrate the use of modern technology and to include a discussion of ethics into these topics.
		She kept detailed lab notes, and on several occasions she noted to herself that she did think that it could be a helix, or a double helix, yet she was cautious and conservative and kept these thoughts between herself and her notebook.
		A Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology was awarded in December 1962 to Watson and Crick for the discovery of the DNA structure and to Maurice Wilkins for the x-ray photograph.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1999/5/99.05.02.x.html (8535 words)

	The New Atlantis - A Journal of Technology and Society
		Indeed, the double helix explains just how genes are passed on, from cell to cell, generation to generation.
		Part of the explanation is the book that Watson published in 1968, a bestselling memoir that recounted the rivalries, professional and personal, in the DNA race.
		Further explanation is no doubt the loveliness of the shape Watson and Crick discovered: the double helix, with its sugar-phosphate backbone and its rungs of nucleotide pairs, has become one of the unforgettable icons of science, akin to the old “planetary model” of the atom.
	www.thenewatlantis.com /archive/1/lb.htm (515 words)

	Race to the double helix took many twists, turns - baltimoresun.com
		Race to the double helix took many twists, turns
		As subsequent examinations of her scientific notebooks showed, Franklin had all the clues she needed to solve the puzzle.
		At the end of the paper appearing on April 25, 1953, the pair acknowledged that their discovery had been "stimulated" by the unpublished X-ray experiments of Wilkins and Franklin.
	www.baltimoresun.com /news/custom/attack/bal-te.dna23feb23,0,3432171.story?page=4 (543 words)

	The Great Mississippi River Race for Rett Syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Double Helix paddler, Kurt Zimmermann, presents slide show for CT Rett Angels meeting, April 27, 2002
		Double Helix on display at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Wallingford, CT, during the United Way fundraiser.
		Clark Eid and the Double Helix visit Highland School in Cheshire, CT to talk about the Race and the Double Helix.
	www.dreamkeeper.org /coverage_boat_shows.html (373 words)

	Race to the double helix took many twists, turns - Newsday.com
		Their discovery solved the fundamental mystery of heredity, how everything from eye color to crippling disease can be passed through generations.
		In a tale that turns out to be as twisted as the strands of the double helix itself, the role played by a little-known chemist, Rosalind Franklin, is getting new attention.
		The path to the double helix -- and beyond (Feb 24, 2003)
	www.newsday.com /news/local/newyork/bal-te.dna23feb23,0,7165414.story (758 words)

	Race to the double helix took many twists, turns - Orlando Sentinel : Top News Race to the double helix took many ...
		Race to the double helix took many twists, turns - Orlando Sentinel : Top News Race to the double helix took many twists, turns - Orlando Sentinel : Top News
		The path to the double helix -- and beyond
		He concluded that the molecule indeed was made of two strands - a double helix - and that they ran in opposite directions.
	www.orlandosentinel.com /news/local/bal-te.dna23feb23,0,4380524.story?page=3 (1022 words)

	GBS AP Bio The Race For The Double Helix
		The film ran on the Arts and Entertainment cable station and was called THE RACE FOR THE DOUBLE HELIX.
		It is the story of how three men won a Nobel Prize based greatly on the work of one woman who neither got a piece of the prize nor, because she was a woman, was she even allowed to join the men in the lounge of the building where they worked.
		After viewing the movie, “The Race for the Double Helix”, answer the following questions in 5 separate, word- processed paragraphs.
	www.glenbrook.k12.il.us /gbssci/bio/apbio/Projects/dblhelix.htm (724 words)

	Lab 8: DNA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In this lab, we cover a little of the history behind the race for the double helix.
		Each nucleotide is composed of a phosphate group, a 5 C sugar, and one of four different bases: A, T, G, or C. Chargoff's rule states that the number of A's=the number of T's and the number of C's=the number of G's.
		During this process, the double helix unwinds, and the molecule is unzipped.
	www.msu.edu /~wessellk/dna.htm (210 words)

	Scientific American: The Twisted Road to the Double Helix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Certainly it was the case for the discovery in 1953 of the double helical structure of DNA, the most important discovery in 20th-century biology.
		According to Watson's best-selling 1968 account of the great race, The Double Helix, Franklin was not even a contender, much less a major contributor.
		He painted her as a mere assistant to Wilkins who "had to go or be put in her place" because she had the audacity to think she might be able to work on DNA on her own.
	www.sciam.com /print_version.cfm?articleID=000841A3-982D-1DC9-AF71809EC588EEDF (256 words)

	Saturday DNA!
		Now we’re ready to celebrate the double helix’s 50th anniversary with you, and sink our teeth into a completely new set of DNA programs.
		Yet, Race - The Power of an Illusion, to premiere on PBS April 13, suggests that this concept is false.
		This dramatization of the race to discover the structure of DNA recently won a Europe-wide award for the best television drama on a scientific subject.
	www.dnalc.org /ddnalc/saturdaydna/satdna_03spring.html (464 words)

	Chapter 4, Ethics in the Science Classroom
		The double helix structure of DNA and the genetic code it incorporates is regarded as one of the most important scientific discoveries of the century.
		An amusing 1987 made-for-TV film, "The Race for the Double Helix,", is loosely based on Watson's book and illustrates the concerns raised by Ms.
		She had also determined the number of molecules of water per structural unit, the molecular diameter and repeat distance, and the number of nucleotides per turn of the helix.
	www.wmich.edu /ethics/ESC/cs4.html (2213 words)

	vhs video: double (veronique indemnity happiness) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		More than just a movie, Double Crossed is a primer for those who wonder just how serious our government is on the war on drugs.The main players of this true story do not come to light untill 10 years later.
		I assume it is the same one I saw as a student at Berkeley in 1973.
		Double Happiness is another movie about second-generation children seeking their own lives.
	www.very-clever.com /vhs/double (943 words)

	The path to the double helix -- and beyond - baltimoresun.com
		The path to the double helix -- and beyond - baltimoresun.com
		On Feb. 28, American biologist James Watson and British physicist Francis Crick deduce that the three-dimensional structure of DNA is a pair of intertwined spirals — a "double helix.''
		And we are only beginning to fulfill the promise of the genetics revolution, which will change how we live.
	www.baltimoresun.com /news/health/bal-te.dnatimeline24,0,2349108.story?coll=bal-health-utility (476 words)

	The Double Helix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Since its publication in 1968, The Double Helix has given countless readers a rare and exciting look at one highly significant piece of scientific research—Watson and Crickís race to discover the molecular structure of DNA.
		In this Norton Critical Edition, Watsonís lively and irreverent account is placed in historical perspective by Gunther Stentís introduction and by retrospective views from two major figures in the adventure, Francis Crick and Linus Pauling, and by Rosalind Franklinís last student, Aaron Klug.
		Background materials include reproductions of the original scientific papers in which the double helical structure of DNA was first presented in 1953 and 1954.
	www.wwnorton.com /college/english/nce/helix/overview.htm (182 words)

	The Glamour of the Molecule: Discovery of the Double Helix
		Before one can begin to see what a crucial role Rosalind actually did play in the "race for the double helix," it is necessary to know the history, as well as some of the science, surrounding the discovery.
		The Double Helix, is full of similar sexist commentary about Franklin, her "unladylike" behavior and manner of dress, and his efforts to drive her away from her post at King's College.
		He mentioned that her private analysis of the B form had included helical aspects, as well as other important features, such as the fact that the phosphate backbone was on the outside of the helix.
	home.intranet.org /~maggi/dna.html (2359 words)

	news@nature - specials - DNA anniversary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		By the double helix's 75th birthday, your genome might be as familiar as your shoe size.
		Tom Clarke retraces the path that led Watson and Crick to the double helix, and others to put their discovery to use.
		This marvellous site tells the story of the race to the double helix, reproducing many original documents relating to the hunt.
	www.nature.com /news/specials/dna50/index.html (240 words)

	CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club
		CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club runs events and other regional activities for members.
		Nature triumphed over nurture as two cloned mule brothers lost in a professional race against traditionally bred runners.
		CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club members who get their questions published will also receive a special gift in the mail.
	www.csiro.au /csiro/channel/pcha0,,.html (294 words)

	A Reader's Guide to The Double Helix
		The change in a bending angle between a 2-helix model and a 3-helix model would affect the angle of that "X" in the diffraction pattern, meaning that the angle measured from the pattern could be the crucial clue as to how many strands were in the molecule.
		She provided the critical X-ray data, she insisted that the bases be placed at the center of the structure, and she insisted that the sugar-phosphate chains were outside.
		This is a key feature of the double helix model, and, like the base-pairing, was an original contribution of Watson and Crick not directly revealed in the X-ray data from Franklin's lab.
	www.brown.edu /Courses/BI0020_Miller/dh/guide.html (5239 words)

	Term Paper on Race for the Double Helix
		Term Paper on Race for the Double Helix
		Deoxyribonucleic Acid, DNA for short, is a molecule that has been one of the biggest mysteries of modern science.
		Because the Nobel Prize can be awarded only to people living, Rosalind Franklin because she died did not get recognized.
	www.swiftpapers.com /essay/Race_for_the_Double_Helix-114860.html (196 words)

	Dr. Joan Bushwell's Chimpanzee Refuge : Ask a Science Blogger: Race for the Overpriced VHS Tape.
		I found The Race for the Double Helix to be genuinely entertaining.
		Oddly enough, the Race for the Double Helix is not available as a a DVD, only as a VHS tape.
		Rumor has it that the company which produced the video realized it had a cash cow on its hands since The Race is often purchased in VHS form by schools for use in classrooms.
	scienceblogs.com /bushwells/2006/08/ask_a_science_blogger_50_plus.php (898 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A dramatization of the race to discover the structure of DNA has won a Europe-wide award for the best television drama on a scientific subject.
		Broadcast by the BBC in 1986, it stars Jeff Goldblum as biologist James Watson.
		Its American title is The Race for the Double Helix.
	www.genecrc.org /test/site/mk/arch.cfm?code=geneticsnews&id=1077 (77 words)

	The Francis Crick Papers: The Discovery of the Double Helix, 1951-1953: Documents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Discovery of the Double Helix, 1951-1953: Documents
		"The Double Helix Revisited--Francis Crick and James Watson Talk to Paul Vaughan about Their Discovery of the Molecular Structure of DNA." The Listener 88, 2281 (14 December 1972): 819-821.
		"The Race for the Double Helix--Providence and Personalities." The Listener 92, 2363 (11 July 1974): 41-43.
	profiles.nlm.nih.gov /SC/Views/Exhibit/documents/doublehelix.html (597 words)

	[Videolib] Video search: Discovering the Double Helix & Race for the Double Helix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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		race for the double helix is still carried by films for the humanities and sciences (www.films.com) under the title Double Helix (http://www.films.com/Films_Home/item.cfm?s=1andbin=7453) gary At 09:50 AM 3/24/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Does anyone know of a source to order these 2 titles?
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /pipermail/videolib/2003-March/000071.html (200 words)

	The Double Helix questions, H490 Fall 01
		In the forward to The Double Helix, Lawrence Bragg referred to dilemmas which arise due to a
		Early in The Double Helix Watson writes of Rosalind Franklin that "Clearly Rosy had to go or be put in her place...." and "the best home for a feminist was in another person's lab" (pp.
		Evaluate Watson's descriptions of Franklin's professional contributions and personal integrity throughout The Double Helix.
	www2.una.edu /dburton/double_helix_questions.htm (406 words)

	Lesson 19
		This lesson is designed to explore several common ethics/values issues related to the behavior of research scientists, while reinforcing students' understanding of the relationship between the structure of the DNA molecule and the biology of protein synthesis.
		When the continuation of this discussion no longer appears to be fruitful, the students should be shown the video The Race for the Double Helix.
		RACE FOR THE DOUBLE HELIX -- DATA SHEET
	www.wmich.edu /ethics/ESC/lesson19.html (1955 words)

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