Copied letter from Francis Crick to Michael Crick

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A copy of the famous letter from Crick to his son Michael explaining his and Watson's discovery of the structure of DNA, 19 March 1953.

<p>The letter is the earliest written description of the genetic mechanism, written before Crick and Watson's second <i>Nature</i> paper was drafted.</p>

Copied letter from Francis Crick to Michael Crick

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