The Invention of the Genetic Code

The dependence of cell-free protein synthesis in <i>E. coli</i> upon naturally occurring or synthetic polyribonucleotides

Marshall W. Nirenberg, Johannes Matthaei · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1961 · 1.6K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +8

The eighth day of creation: makers of the revolution in biology

Choice Reviews Online · 1997 · 578 citations

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What mad pursuit: a personal view of scientific discovery

Choice Reviews Online · 1989 · 392 citations

Humanities, Philosophy, Philosophy Of Science +7

Possible Relation between Deoxyribonucleic Acid and Protein Structures

George Gamow · Nature · 1954 · 390 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +16

A quantitative measure of error minimization in the genetic code

David Haig, Laurence D. Hurst · Journal of Molecular Evolution · 1991 · 352 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Evolution +8