In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick reported that they had discovered the structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) – the molecule that genes are made of. This discovery would transform the life sciences – from biochemistry and agriculture to medicine and genetics. It had all started much earlier, in 1859, when Charles Darwin published his book, “The Origin of Species”. He had joined a 5-year expedition in 1831, to the Galapagos Island, where he was studying fossils of animals believed to be from millions of years ago. During that time he noticed that each of the islands had their own
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