Double Helix

To the untrained eye, Photo 51 was simply a grainy black and white image of dark marks scattered in a rough cross shape. They and others believed that finding the simple structure of the DNA molecule would answer a great mystery, how do organisms live, grow, develop, and survive, generation after generation?

Pentru ochiul neantrenat, fotografia 51 era pur si simplu o imagine alb-negru granulata cu urme intunecate imprastiate intr-o forma de cruce aspra. Ei si altii au crezut ca gasirea structurii simple a moleculei de ADN ar raspunde la un mare mister: cum traiesc, cresc, se dezvolta si supravietuiesc, generatii dupa generatii?