Curated OER
DNA: The Genetic Material
The various experiments and processes that were completed in the 20th century to further our understanding of DNA are summarized here. There are wonderful slides to popularize the scientists who dedicated their professional life to...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Molecules of Genetics
The link will list a variety of topics about genetics. Click on topic 17 for a very good tutorial on the discovery of DNA. Click along the bottom margin for the different screens.
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Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: James D. Watson Nobel Lecture [Pdf]
Read James Dewey Watson's Nobel Lecture "The involvement of RNA in the synthesis of proteins." This lecture, originally given December 11, 1962, is provided in PDF format.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Rosalind Franklin: Dna's Unsung Hero
The discovery of the structure of DNA was one of the most important scientific achievements in human history. The now-famous double helix is almost synonymous with Watson and Crick, two of the scientists who won the Nobel prize for...
Other
North Dakota State: Central Dogma
Information about how DNA is viewed in modern biology (it is at the center) and what its role is.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962 Award Ceremony
Here you can find the full text of the speech, by Professor A. Engstrom, presenting the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Maurice Wilkins, James Watson, and Francis Crick for their discovery of DNA's structure. The speech...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Discovery of the Structure of Dna
Explore the structure of DNA double helix and how it was discovered. Learn about the work of Chargaff, Watson and Crick, Wilkins, and Franklin.
Princeton University
Princeton University: Francis Crick
Contains post DNA discovery viewpoints held by Crick. Crick's book The Astonishing Hypothesis is summarized in this site.
PBS
Pbs/francis Crick
This short biography centers around the discovery of the structure of DNA. A link to the interactive DNA workshop is also posted at the bottom of this page.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dna History and Dna Replication
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will take a look at the history of DNA. It lists all the scientists involved in the discovery of DNA. Students will also look at some of the basic facts about DNA and determine the sequence of...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Scientist: James Watson and Francis Crick
Students learn about James Watson and Francis Crick's biography on this website. Understand how these scientists discovered the structure of DNA called the double helix. They were molecular biologists.