Francis Crick dies

[Skye]

Francis Crick, who is well known for coauthoring the paper, with James Watson, that described the structure of DNA, has died at age 88. He also worked on how information is translated from DNA to proteins, and much of his later life was spent on trying to understand the nature of consciousness.

 

http://www.nature.com/news/2004/040726/full/040726-12.html

[MolecularMan14]

man, that sucks, but he had a good life, and he was an old dude.

[admiral_ju00]

man, that sucks, but he had a good life, and he was an old dude.

 

I hear ya.

 

Well, at least Watson is still alive and kicking.

Anyone had a chance yet to read his latest book?

[Radical Edward]

best crick anecdote ever:

 

 

The antipathy to religion of the DNA pioneers is long standing. In 1961 Crick resigned as a fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge, when it proposed to build a chapel.

 

When Sir Winston Churchill wrote to him pointing out that "none need enter [the chapel] unless they wish", Crick replied that on those grounds, the college should build a brothel, and enclosed a cheque for 10 guineas.

 

"My hope is that eventually it will be possible to build permanent accommodation within the college, to house a carefully chosen selection of young ladies in the charge of a suitable Madam who, once the institution has become traditional, will doubtless be provided, without offence, with dining rights at the High Table," he wrote.

[5614]

yeah, he did a lot for this world, he shall be missed by all, but i suppose, in a sad way, to the general public anyway, he will live on, in his work....... in what he gave to the world!

 

RIP