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

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Replica of Crick and Watson's 1953 DNA Double Helix Model
Science Museum Group Collection
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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