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This 128-page installment in Strathern's The Big Idea series details the work of two brazen wags who were central to the birth of molecular biology: Francis Crick and James Watson. Calling them a "pair of comedians," Strathern describes the tandem research style of the loud and cocksure Crick and the unassuming, gangly Watson. Like an action-flick cop team, the likable pair almost bumbled their way to discovering DNA's zippered helix pattern, with the brilliant, beer-swilling Crick getting called to task by his superiors as Watson quietly pursued hit-and-miss models to crack the code.
One of the better books in The Big Idea series, Crick, Watson, and DNA even includes a decent primer on genetics. In just an hour or so, you'll have a good grasp of the field and more than a few chuckles at the antics of two of its greats. --Paul Hughes
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