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    The discovery of DNA
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    How was DNA first discovered and who discovered it? Read on to find out... 

    Unravelling the double helix
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    The discovery of the structure of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953 is one of the most famous scientific discoveries of all time. 

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