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Physical Studies of Nucleic Acid: Evidence on the Structure of Deoxyribonucleic Acid from Measurements with Polarized Infra-Red Radiation

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FRASER, M., FRASER, R. Physical Studies of Nucleic Acid: Evidence on the Structure of Deoxyribonucleic Acid from Measurements with Polarized Infra-Red Radiation. Nature 167, 761–762 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167761a0

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