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1 videocassette (VHS) (53 min.) : sd., col. and b&w sequences ; 1/2 in |
Summary |
On April 25, 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published their groundbreaking discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, the molecule essential for passing on our genes and the secret of life. But their crucial breakthrough depended on the pioneering work of another biologist, Rosalind Franklin. She would never know that Watson and Crick had seen a crucial piece of her data without her permission. This was an X-ray image, Photo 51, that proved to be a vital clue in their decoding of the double helix |
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Colour recording system: PAL |
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Broadcast: SBS, 14.11.2003 |
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"A NOVA production by Providence Pictures, Inc. for WGBH/Boston in association with the BBC, France 2, Multimedia France Productions, and Centre National de la Cinematographie." |
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Off-air recording of SBS-TV broadcast 14 November 2003. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
Performer |
Narrator, Sigourney Weaver ; commentary, Brenda Maddox |
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Originally released: GBH Educational Foundation, 2003 |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
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Watson, James D., 1928-
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Crick, Francis, 1916-
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DNA -- Research -- History
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Genetic code -- Research -- History
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Molecular biology -- Research -- History
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Women molecular biologists -- History
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Molecular biologists -- History
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Scientists -- History
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Women in science -- History
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SBS-TV
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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