Papers of M H F Wilkins: illustrations used in article ‘Molecular configuration of nucleic acids’

  • Wilkins, Maurice, 1916-2004
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1963
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K/PP178/2/98
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Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick (1916-2004)
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Papers of M H F Wilkins: illustrations used in article ‘Molecular configuration of nucleic acids’. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The original material is held at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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Two x-ray diffraction patterns of DNA fibres in A form and in transfer RNA, mounted on card as a single comparison illustration, and two comparison images of the structure of B form DNA, a photograph of a molecular model mounted next to a diagram of the two polynucleotide chains joined by hydrogen-bonded bases. Both used in article ‘Molecular configuration of nucleic acids’ by Wilkins, published in Science, May 1963.

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1963

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King's College London

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A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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The original material is held at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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