DNA Double Helix Structure sculpture
Date
2003
Creator
Robin Holliday (1932, British) , Sculptor
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Material
Dimensions
height (sculpture): 520mm
width (sculpture): 210mm
depth (sculpture): 130mm
width (sculpture): 210mm
depth (sculpture): 130mm
Subject
Description
DNA Double Helix structure. The motifs at the top and bottom symbolise the proteins which interact with DNA.
Robin Holliday (1932-2014), British molecular biologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1976. He developed the molecular DNA model known as the ‘Holliday structure’ or junction.
Robin Holliday (1932-2014), British molecular biologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1976. He developed the molecular DNA model known as the ‘Holliday structure’ or junction.
Object history
Donated by the artist in 2004.
Constructed and cast in 2003 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA. It is the seventh copy of an edition of twelve.
Constructed and cast in 2003 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA. It is the seventh copy of an edition of twelve.
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