The discovery of the DNA double helix — HHMI biointeractive video

The discovery of the structure of the DNA double helix was one of the most important of the 20th century. In this educational video, explore Watson and Crick's quest to understand the structure of DNA, as well as Rosalind Franklin's key ideas using X-ray crystallography.

Rarely seen archival footage is combined with interviews with some of today's leading scientists to bring this Nobel Prize-winning discovery and all its scientific implications to life.

Free educational resources supporting this short film can be found at http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/double-helix

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