Scientists are people. Some are nice. Some are nasty. Some are a bit of both. The discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is a fascinating study for both the biology and the people behind it. This is a lesson about the very stuff we are made of. But it is also a lesson about people and the way they behave when they solve one of the greatest mysteries of science.

The Cast

The DNA War - A Three Way Race

What Exactly Is This Deoxyribonucleic Acid?

The Winners & Losers

Watson Is Still Warring

Thank Goodness They Didn't War

The Nature Versus Nurture Debate

Genetic Engineering - A Real Battleground

Crime Wars & DNA

Private Wars

(c) Content: Lynne Kelly, 2007

(c) Format: EUMY Education, 2007