race for the double helix?

Question

Yes, I know that there was recently a question posted regaurding this movie, but I have different questions to get answered.

1. What were the differences between Watson and Crick's research approches to those of Franklin?
I know the differences in their intentions with discovering the DNA structure but I don't know about the research...

2. Did Watson have a good point when he told Rosalind should take a "fresh" look at the work?
I don't remember this part at all; was it when he barged into her lab that night?

3. What methods did Watson and Crick use to find the relationship between nucleotides?

Answer 1

In 1968 Watson wrote The Double Helix, one of the Modern Library's 100 best non-fiction books. The account is the sometimes painful story of not only the discovery of the structure of DNA, but the personalities, conflicts and controversy surrounding their work. It was originally to be published by Harvard University Press, but after objections from both Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, among others, Watson's home university dropped the book and it was instead published by a commercial publisher, an incident which caused some scandal.

Prior to publication of the double helix structure, Watson and Crick had little interaction with Franklin.

Rather than make any of the DNA researchers at King's College co-authors on the Watson and Crick double helix article, the solution that was arrived at was to publish two additional papers from King's College along with the helix paper. Brenda Maddox suggested that because of the importance of her work to Watson and Crick's model building, Franklin should have had her name on the original Watson and Crick manuscript. [9] Also, Franklin was not mentioned once in Watson and Crick's Nobel Prize speech.

u can read the book in some of the library's thts helpful..

hope it helps

Answer 2

First FIND, the DoDecaHeadron!

Thanks, RR