TEDTalks : James Watson, The Double Helix and Today's DNA Mysteries / TED Conferences LLC.

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James Watson and Francis Crick's 1953 discovery of DNA's double-helix structure paved the way for the astounding breakthroughs in genetics and medicine that marked the second half of the 20th century. How did they do it? Watson - a Nobel Laureate and former head of the Human Genome Project - opens T...

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Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
TED Conferences LLC
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], ©2007.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Watson, James D., > 1928-
Embryology.
Generative organs.
Genetics.
Heredity, Human.
Human reproduction.
Reproduction.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (20 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:
Double Helix and Today's DNA Mysteries
James Watson
TED Talks
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • James Watson's Formative Years (1:47)
  • The Essence of Life in Digital Form (1:43)
  • DNA and X-Ray Crystallography (1:32)
  • Don't Build Any More Models (2:07)
  • Still in the Game (1:59)
  • Getting the Model Right (1:55)
  • The RNA Tie Club (2:06)
  • Cracking the Code (1:51)
  • DNA Biopsies (1:55)
  • Autism (1:14)
  • Schizophrenia (1:40)
  • Credits: TEDTalks: James Watson - The Double Helix and Today?s DNA Mysteries (0:06)