title: Exploring the gene with X-rays.
abstract: X-rays were discovered 100 years ago. Their effects on living cells and on mutation were quickly recognized. This article discusses a classic paper that sought to use X-rays to estimate the size of the gene and question mechanics to explain its impressive stability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Manchester
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D005796:Genes; D009154:Mutation; D011789:Quantum Theory; D014960:X Chromosome; D014965:X-Rays