A. series of talks to mark the tercentenary of the Royal Society
5—Genes and Atoms by F. H. C. Crick , F.R.S.
M.R.C. Unit for Molecular Biology, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge
X-ray crystallography is revealing the structure of genetic material: we now know Something of the way in which genes carry information, and replicate themselves. Amazing precision is demanded of these structures, and dramatic consequences can arise from a single defect.
