When James Watson and Francis Crick suddenly completed the structure of DNA, the double helix, they realized that it was so "pretty," it couldn't be wrong. They charged off to the Eagle Pub where they usually lunched in Cambridge, England. Crick just couldn't contain himself and announced to all who would listen that they had just discovered "the secret of life." This coming Monday, October 1, at 11 a.m., Kip Anastasiou will discuss Watson and Crick's great discovery with all its shenanigans, disappointments, furies, glory and significance. They did win the recognition of the Nobel Prize. Watson was considered to be too bright to be normal. And Crick was known for incessant high-pitched discussions, punctuated with loud guffaws, that almost led to their demise. Their discovery and how they got there is the topic of Monday's Seniors Keeping Young talk at Bowen Court (at the end of Seniors Road).
