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Editorial
. 2016 Aug 25;6(3):36.
doi: 10.3390/life6030036.

The Genetic Code: Francis Crick's Legacy and Beyond

Koji Tamura  1   2
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Editorial

The Genetic Code: Francis Crick's Legacy and Beyond

Koji Tamura. Life (Basel). .

Abstract

Francis Crick (Figure 1) was born on 8 June 1916, in Northampton, England, and passed away on 28 July 2004, in La Jolla, California, USA.[...].

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Figure 1
Sir Francis Crick, La Jolla 1982, Photograph by Norman Seeff. Credit: Norman Seeff Productions.
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Figure 2
Letter from Francis Crick to his son, Michael, explaining his and Watson’s discovery of the structure of DNA. The letter is the earliest written description of the genetic mechanism on 19 March 1953. Credit: Wellcome Library, London.
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Figure 3
The earliest written description of “The Central Dogma” in a manuscript entitled “Ideas on protein synthesis (October 1956)”. Credit: Wellcome Library, London.
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