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Francis Crick

  • Published4 Dec 2020
  • Author Calli McMurray
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN

British scientist Francis Crick studied phenomena both big and small: his career began in physics, migrated to DNA, and ended in consciousness.

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James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, and Rosalind Franklin. (2016, June 1). Science History Institute. https://www.sciencehistory.org/historical-profile/james-watson-francis-crick-maurice-wilkins-and-rosalind-franklin

Maddox, B. (2003). The double helix and the “wronged heroine.” Nature, 421(6921), 407–408. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01399

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