Question

Who produced the helix model using the x-ray diffraction pattern along with previously known information about the dna composition?

Answer 1

William Thomas Astbury FRS (also Bill Astbury; 25 February 1898, Longton – 4 June 1961, Leeds) was an English physicist andmolecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray diffraction studies of biological molecules.[2] His work on keratin provided the foundation for Linus Pauling's discovery of the alpha helix. He also studied the structure for DNA in 1937 and made the first step in the elucidation of its structure.

William Astbury

Born

William Thomas Astbury


25 February 1898

Longton, Staffordshire,England

Died4 June 1961 (aged 63)

Leeds, England

CitizenshipBritishAlma materUniversity of CambridgeAwardsFellow of the Royal Society[1]Scientific careerFieldsPhysics, Molecular biologyInstitutionsUniversity College London
Royal Institution
University of LeedsDoctoral advisorWilliam

Answer 2

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Watson and Crick

produced the helix model using the x-ray diffraction pattern along with previously known information about the dna composition.