Surprising new biography of Francis Crick unravels the story of DNA
Francis Crick (right) and James Watson in 1953 as they modelled DNA A. BARRINGTON BROWN, GONVILLE & CAIUS COLLEGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Crick: A mind in motion – from DNA to the brainMatthew Cobb, Profile Books, UK; Basic Books, US Francis Crick missed a crucial seminar in 1951, probably because he was seeing a lover. James…


