Molecular Biology
Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: Molecular Structure of Deoxypentose Nucleic Acids
This historic 1953 Nature paper by Wilkins, Stokes, and Wilson provided crucial X-ray crystallographic evidence supporting the double helix structure of DNA.
In plain English
Imagine DNA as a twisted ladder, where the sides are made of sugar and phosphate molecules, and the rungs are pairs of nitrogenous bases. This paper helps us understand how these components fit together to form the structure of DNA, which is like the instruction manual for building and maintaining living organisms.
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