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DNA Pioneer Francis Crick Passes Away
Neil Halelamien writes "Francis Crick, who discovered the structure of DNA with James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins, passed away Wednesday in San Diego. His co-discovery of 'the secret of life' made him one of the most influential scientists of all time. In more recent years, he shifted his research efforts from molecular biology to neuroscience, with a particular interest in the question of the neural basis of consciousness."
Don't worry, he'll be back.
In clone form.
Currently he probably doesn't.
It was Crick's. Indeed, Watson didn't even know what Crick was up to in the next room. Suddenly a voice from nowhere rang out: "Watson! Come here! I want you!" After that, there was no looking back. A new era of technology was ushered in.
Didn't you learn this story in elementary school?
GMD
watch this
I rebooted a work machine that was named crick, after I heard. I figure that's like pouring a forty out on the pavement, right?
(also it needed a kernel update)
Directed Panspermia?
This sounds like a low budget Japanese film.
Sort of. I squirted 70% ethanol on the lab floor.
I always kinda assumed they were using a cheek swab to get the samples. Guess I was wrong.
In either case, its pretty funny that the parent is marked Informative when its either a troll (more likely) or just plain wrong.
His co-discovery of 'the secret of life' made him one of the most influential scientists of all time. In more recent years, he shifted his research efforts from molecular biology to neuroscience, with a particular interest in the question of the neural basis of consciousness.
In the middle of the 20th century:
Crick: We've done it! We've figured out how life's essence can be boiled down to simple chemical reactions!
God: Aw, crap. Didn't mean for them to figure that out.
Fast forward to the present day:
Crick: That's it! It's so simple, how could I have missed it before! I've figured out how the soul's essence can be boiled down to simple neural combinations!
God: Alright, boy, you've gone far enough. [Flips switch]
Crick: Aaaah! [Hits floor]
Intelligent Design Rocks!!
BOOOO to the Dice Rollers!!!