How X-Rays Cracked the Structure of Dna

Series: Reflections on Science, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 59 min.
Year of production: 1998
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £25.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)
Documentation: Amand Lucas of the University of Namur presents an elegantly simple optical diffraction demonstration with an inexpensive laser pointer to show how X-rays can reveal the structure of crystals, in particular the double-helix structure of DNA.
Subjects: Physics
Keywords: crystals; DNA; optics; X-rays

Director

Anthony Howard

Producer

Murray Weston

Writer

Amand Lucas

Cast

Amand Lucas
Mike Bullivant

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