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Great British Railway Journeys visits LMB to learn about the significance of the discovery of the structure of DNA

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At the end of his Brandon to Cambridge railway journey, Michael Portillo visits the LMB to talk to Venki Ramakrishnan about the significance of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick. Venki shares how the team solved this puzzle by combining data from various sources, including X-Ray diffraction data produced by Rosalind Franklin, and building physical models to visualise the possible arrangements of the chemical bases. More… (note this episode is on BBC iPlayer, access restrictions apply)