James Watson and Francis Crick at Cambridge, Maurice Wilkins at King’s College, London and Linus Pauling at Caltech describe the events and research leading to the discovery in 1953 of the double helix as a workable structure for DNA. Concentrates upon the role of chemistry and physics in finding the structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). Gives some background to the rise of molecular biology and the foundation of crystallography and model building.
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ACMI Identifier
002920
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Chromosomes
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → DNA
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Genetics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemistry
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chromosomes
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Crystallography
Mathematics, Science & Technology → DNA
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Molecular structure
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)