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World Service,16 Apr 2003,22 mins

A Twist To Life - after DNA

Discovery

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The story of the discovery of DNA. How the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA in 1953 was only the start of the eventual discovery of the genetic code that includes the instructions for life itself.

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