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A newly annotated and illustrated edition brings the scientific adventure of The Double Helix to life, drawing on many sources to show how other players in the story viewed the events James Watson described in his classic memoir. When Alexander Gann and Jan Witkowski, two professors at the Watson School of Biological Sciences, discovered a long-lost trove of correspondence belonging to Francis Crick they were struck by a new perspective of the now legendary story of Watson and Crick. Together they created an annotated version of his memoir and paired it with the rich existing archive of documents, photographs and illustrations to expand the back story and reveal multiple viewpoints. Mining many sources, both published and unpublished, this new edition brings this scientific adventure to life, staying true to the spirit of Watson’s original text. This entertaining volume will fascinate and illuminate both new readers and those familiar with the original. About the Author James D. Watson, together with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1962. He is Chancellor Emeritus of the Watson School of Biological Sciences at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Alexander Gann (the Lita Annenberg Hazen Dean-Elect) and Jan Witkowski (Executive Director, Banbury Center) are also members of the faculty of the Watson School of Biological Sciences.