THE first rough pencil sketch of a DNA molecule by the late Francis Crick was made available online for the first time on Monday. The scribble, along with an archive of his work, will give a unique insight into the discovery of the legendary double helix.
The 1953 breakthrough heralded a new era of genetic science and earned Crick and James Watson a share of the 1962 Nobel prize for medicine.
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Crick鈥檚 doodle is one of 350 documents and images posted online by the Wellcome Trust, some from Crick鈥檚 personal archive, including his original research papers on DNA and genetic codes. The hope is that the finished archive compiled with the help of US National Library of Medicine will contain 11,000 items and can be viewed at .
