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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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Autor principal: Cobb, Matthew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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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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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.
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