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Francis Crick in letter to his 12 year-old son before publcation of the discovery of the structure of DNA.
Read the letter that Francis Crick wrote to his son about Watson, Crick and Franklin's discovery of the structure of DNA.
In copyright. Copied letter from Francis Crick to Michael Crick. Source: Wellcome Collection. Available under a CC-BY licence.
Watch "What are DNA and Genes" video.
Do the DNA Base Pairing Game to see how DNA is copied exactly when cells divide, resulting in a code that all cells retain and can give to offspring as heritable information.
Now wrap this up by making edible DNA in an optional activity.
Follow pages 3-5 and Sequence 1 to make your first strand of edible DNA. Then pair your Sequence 1 with the correct colors of bases and join up with the second backbone of twizzler candy.
From the desk of Hannah Robinson
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