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60 years ago, Francis Crick changed the logic of biology
In September 1957, Francis Crick gave a lecture in which he outlined key ideas about gene function, in particular what he called the central dogma. These ideas still frame how we understand life. This essay explores the concepts he developed in this influential lecture, including his prediction that...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602739/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28922352 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2003243 |
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description | In September 1957, Francis Crick gave a lecture in which he outlined key ideas about gene function, in particular what he called the central dogma. These ideas still frame how we understand life. This essay explores the concepts he developed in this influential lecture, including his prediction that we would study evolution by comparing sequences. |
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spelling | pubmed-56027392017-09-22 60 years ago, Francis Crick changed the logic of biology Cobb, Matthew PLoS Biol Essay In September 1957, Francis Crick gave a lecture in which he outlined key ideas about gene function, in particular what he called the central dogma. These ideas still frame how we understand life. This essay explores the concepts he developed in this influential lecture, including his prediction that we would study evolution by comparing sequences. Public Library of Science 2017-09-18 /pmc/articles/PMC5602739/ /pubmed/28922352 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2003243 Text en © 2017 Matthew Cobb http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Essay Cobb, Matthew 60 years ago, Francis Crick changed the logic of biology |
title | 60 years ago, Francis Crick changed the logic of biology |
title_full | 60 years ago, Francis Crick changed the logic of biology |
title_fullStr | 60 years ago, Francis Crick changed the logic of biology |
title_full_unstemmed | 60 years ago, Francis Crick changed the logic of biology |
title_short | 60 years ago, Francis Crick changed the logic of biology |
title_sort | 60 years ago, francis crick changed the logic of biology |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602739/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28922352 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2003243 |
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