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Volume 351:858 August 26, 2004 Number 9
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First among Equals — Francis Crick
Horace Freeland Judson

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Francis Crick, who died on July 28, was the premier theorist of molecular biology. Among the founders of the science, he stood out, first among equals — and few equals, at that: Max Delbrück, Linus Pauling, Jacques Monod, Max Perutz, all dead, and François Jacob, Joshua Lederberg, James Watson, and Sydney Brenner. Though different in their approaches, these scientists shared a style of mind that Crick personified: they were relentless, committed, immersed. In the joy of battle, they could be brutally candid. A younger scientist who had worked with Crick once remarked that "Francis was ruthless, chopping up problems and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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