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Race for the Double Helix
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Race for the Double Helix

A month after President Eisenhower was inaugurated, one of the most important discoveries in the scientific field occurred. The discovery of DNA's chemical structure -- the double helix -- by Francis Crick and James Watson altered molecular biology forever. In this program, students will be introduced to scientists racing towards this discovery, as well as problem-solve to recreate the structure of DNA just as Watson and Crick did.

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“The essence of leadership is to get others to do something because they think you want it done and because they know it is worth while doing.”

Dwight Eisenhower

Remarks at the Republican Campaign Picnic, President’s Gettysburg Farm, September 12, 1956