In order to live up to the promise of the Battle of New Orleans, many American writers called for âemancipationâ from British literary tradition. Which of the following is closest to the typical response of British literary nationalists? a) Nobody reads American books.
A+E Networks. On this day in 1953, Cambridge University scientists James D. Watson and Frances H.C. Crick announce that they have determined the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule containing human genes.
Watson and Crick realized that DNA was made up of two chains of nucleotide pairs that encode the genetic information for all living things. Credits: Photo of Rosalind Franklin courtesy of Vittorio Luzzati. Photo of x-ray crystallography (Exposure 51) courtesy of King's College Archives. King's College London.