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Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid

Annotated Bibliography

The April 25, 1953 issue of Nature ranks high on the list of journal issues containing classic discoveries. There were three consecutive articles on DNA. First was the article by Watson and Crick, proposing their model for the structure of DNA.

Watson, J. D. and F. H. C. Crick,"Molecular structure of nucleic acids: a structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid." Nature, 171: 737-738 (1953

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This was followed by an article by Wilkins, Stokes, and Wilson in which they interpret their X-ray photograph in support of the Watson and Crick model.

Wilkins, M. H. F., A. R. Stokes, and H. R. Wilson. "Molecular structure of deoxypentose nucleic acids." Nature, 171: 738-740 (1953)

The very next article was by Franklin and Gosling, showing Franklin's photo.

Franklin, R.E. and R.G. Gosling,"Molecular Configuration in Sodium Thmonucleate", Nature, 171: 740 (1953)

Later that year Watson and Crick published two more articles about the structure of DNA.

Watson, J. D. and F. H. C. Crick, "Genetical Implications of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid." Nature, 171: 964-967 (1953)
Watson, J. D. and F. H. C. Crick, "The structure of DNA." Cold Springs Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol. , 18: 123-131 (1953)

Franklin and Gosling published a second article.

Franklin, R.E. and R.G. Gosling, "Evidence for a 2-chain Helix in the Crystalline Structure of Sodium Deoxyribonucleate,"Nature 172: 156 (1953)

In 1954, Watson and Crick published another article.

Crick, F. H. C., and J. D. Watson. "The complementary structure of deoxyribonucleic acid." Proc. Roy. Soc. A , 223: 80-96.(1954)

Franklin died in 1958. Watson, Crick and Wilkins received the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1962.

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