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Crick

by Matthew Cobb

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Start the Week, BBC Radio 4 · November 24, 2025

Genes and hands: mapping character and health

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A biography of Francis Crick tracing his journey from the discovery of DNA's structure to his later work on consciousness, revealing a restless thinker whose collaborations with scientists, artists and poets shaped some of the most profound ideas of the 20th century.

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