Replica of Crick and Watson's 1953 DNA Double Helix Model
- Made:
- 1993 in South Kensington
- maker:
- Science Museum, Workshops
Replica of Crick and Watson's 1953 DNA Double Helix Model, by Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1993
This is a replica of Crick and Watson's 1953 model of the structure of DNA.
Using their knowledge of chemical bonds, along with X-ray crystallography results from the British chemist Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick worked out the double-helix structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the molecule that acts as a blueprint for all living things.
This model was made in the Science Museum workshops in London.
Details
- Category:
- Biochemistry
- Object Number:
- 1993-817
- Materials:
- aluminium alloy, tin plated, paint, rubber (unidentified), cork and Acrylic (Perspex)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1900 mm x 1180 mm x 1000 mm, 20 kg
- type:
- model - representation, templates, structures (structural elements), molecular biology and genetics
- credit:
- Science Museum, London