A vast array of documents tracing the history of genetics are to be put online by the Wellcome Library. This image shows Francis Crick's own sketch of the double helix form of DNA, the building block of life
Crick, who together with James Watson and received a Nobel Prize for discovering DNA, turned down a host of requests as his fame grew. He sent cards like this to turn down a wide range of offers
In this letter, Wilkins reveals to Crick that his team is "hot on the trail" of the structure of DNA and is "working till we drop". He ends the missive "love to Odile (Crick's wife) down with science. M".
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