| Description |
1 videdisc (60 min. ) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
DNA ; Pt. 1
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| Summary |
DNA tells the story of the race to discover the structure of DNA, and the scientists who changed our understanding of the world and everything in it. The five-part series looks at the implications of the scientists' work for the future of mankind. As DNA reveals, until 50 years ago, almost no-one knew of its existence. All that changed when two unknown scientists - Jim Watson and Francis Crick - ran into a pub in Cambridge shouting that they'd found the secret of life. This declaration heralded a momentous discovery, not just for the human race but for the people involved. As this program reveals, it was one of the most heated scientific races the world has ever seen. Dr Watson takes us back 50 years, guiding us through the tumultuous events that led to the creation of a double helix model being built by Dr Francis Crick and himself. He tells how he and Crick beat all the odds to find the double helix first and win the Nobel Prize. The program reveals others involved with the DNA story, including Maurice Wilkins, who helped create the atom bomb. He became disillusioned with the science of death and chose the science of life instead, by looking for the structure of DNA. |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of ABC-TV broadcast July 14 , 2005. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
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DVD |
| Credits |
Produced and directed by David Glover |
| Performer |
Narrator: Bernard Hill |
| Notes |
Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
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No rating given |
| Subject |
Crick, Francis, 1916-
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Watson, James D., 1928-
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Wilkins, Maurice, 1916-
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Biochemistry -- History
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DNA
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| Author |
Hill, Bernard, 1944-
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Glover, David M
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ABC-TV (Australia)
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