title: [The helix of life].
abstract: The discovery of DNA's double helix 50 years ago was the founding event of molecular biology. It was also the moment that forged the reputation of two of biology's most compelling figures, no doubt in perpetuity. However, Jim Watson and Francis Crick were not the only players of this outstanding fest whose certain circumstances remain today rather singular.
authors.affiliation: Institut Cochin, IFR Alfred Jost, 22, rue Méchain, 75014 Paris, France. kahn@cochin.inserm.fr
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kahn
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000266:history*; D016678:Genome; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000266:history*; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation
chemical_list: D004247:DNA