50th Anniversary of DNA's Discovery

nxg125 writes "The New York Times has a section on the 50th anniversary of Watson & Crick's discovery of DNA. Lots of good articles about the discovery, Watson & Crick themselves, and where this information will take us from here."

Comments

50 years!

[WPIDalamar]

Man, that just blows my mind, only 50 years of DNA. So what did they use before DNA? My grandma is older than 50... I wonder what she's made out of!

Maybe thats where that "Sugar and spice and everything nice" thing came from?

Celibrate with a drink

[danormsby]

I'll be asking my local bartender to "Make mine a double Felix".

Re:Discovery of DNA prevented by co-ed universitie

[panurge]

Oh dear.

Given the number of gay men at Cambridge and the number who had been to British public (=private) schools and did not know the connection between women and the equipment below the waist, anybody heterosexual would have to be totally socially unacceptable or alternatively single by choice.

Progress

[Cappy Red]

Fifty years after the structure is discovered, we're making plans to play Doom 3 on it.

From the Double Helix (warning not for feminists!)

[Raindeer]

Watson recounts the following story. One night dr. Crick was going to a party with his wife. He had hoped some nice female exchange students would be there, but it turned out only Cambridge dons with their wifes turned up. Bored out of his skull he sat down and thought about the things he was working on and got a luminous idea. As Watson sais: This was one time in history, where an absense of women was a benifit to the advancement of science.

Or as the Brits say

[sielwolf]

Crick and Watson (can't let the Americans get first bill on everything).