On April 25, 1953, James D. Watson and Frances H.C. Crick announced the structure of DNA in the journal, Nature. Unlike many scientific papers, this one had a simple title: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid.
Fifty years has gone by; a lot has changed. Today we have sequenced the human genome.
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In April 2003 , NHGRI and the Department of Energy will celebrate three historic events: the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix, the essential completion of the human genome sequence and publication of NHGRI's new vision for genomics research. |
I recommend James Watson's personal account of the discovery, The Double Helix. It's an interesting read.
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