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September 17, 2021

The Heberden Society presents Dr. Howard Markel

The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double HelixJoin Dr. Howard Markel, the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan, as he presents at 5:00 PM EST on December 14, 2021 on his new book, a lively and sweeping narrative of the landmark discovery of the double helix structure of DNA,...

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