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King's has been celebrating its part a.. a major participant 10 onc of thc mo t ignificant cientific di covcne 0 the twenticth century: thc rclevation of 'the
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ecret of life' 10 the tructure of O\."A. 'T hi disco cry, 40 years ago, hcralded thc beglOnlng of modcrn molccular biology and to mar this occasion the Dcpartment of Phy IC hcld a day of celcbratlons on 2 â&#x20AC;˘ cptember. A vital contribution to the dl covcry of thc double hcllx cructure of O. 'A (Dcoxynbo e nuclclc aCid) by X-ray diffraction studie wa madc by a team led by Profcsor 'v1auncc ilkins, of
KlOg' ,who was awarded the. 'obel Pnzc for hiS work Thc re earch into the tructure of .' was a JOlOt effort and the Collcge' day of celebration brought together four of the five origlOal member of that tcam. Profe or WilklO , who is till at the College, was JOlOed by Or Alec tokes, Professor Ra mond Gosling and Professor Herbert Wilson. Rosalind Franklin, the other member, died in 1958. Lunch for many di tingui hed guests, including past and present member of Phy ics, began the day's celebration. Afterwards a plaque was unveiled by ir Michael Atiyah, Pre ident of the Royal ociety, to commemorate the people and the work achieved. (You will find it Continued on page 2
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Thursday 4 November, 17.00 Main Lecture Theatre, KCSMD A celebratory day at King's College London brought togetherfour ofthelIVe original membe of the King's DNA team. Pictured here with 0 model ufthe D, 'A double helix structure areJrom left to right, Professor Raymond Cosling, Professor IIerbtrt Wilson, Professor Maun'ce Wilkins (who was awardd the obel Pn'u) and Dr Alec Stokes. The plaque, commemorating the occasion, IS mounted on the wall behind them
The Principal will be jOined by Jo Agnew, Development Dtrec or who will speak about the King's College Annual Fund ra~c
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