Today is DNA Day, a holiday commemorating the day in 1953 when James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin and various colleagues all published papers on the structure of DNA.
This discovery revolutionized biology and was without a doubt one of the most important scientific discoveries of the last 100 years.
All of their papers are now freely available for the public to read. Celebrate DNA day by reading the original research articles, and by passing them along for friends to read. Watson, James Dewey; Crick, Francis Harry Compton (1953-04-25). "Molecular structure of nucleic acids; a structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid". Nature 171 (4356): 737–738. Read here: http://bit.ly/13asBk
Franklin, Rosalind Elsie; Gosling, Raymond (1953-04-25). "Molecular configuration in sodium thymonucleate". Nature 171 (4356): 740–741. Read it here: http://bit.ly/hf4eaz
Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick; Stokes, Alexander Rawson; Wilson, Herbert R. (1953-04-25). "Molecular structure of deoxypentose nucleic acids". Nature 171 (4356): 738–740. Read it here: http://bit.ly/17WK6dI
