60th Anniversary Of The Discovery Of DNA
EDM number 1305 in 2012-13, proposed by Andrew Miller on 24/04/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Research and innovation, Science and Genetics.
That this House marks the 60th anniversary of the discovery of DNA; notes that the article entitled Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid was published by Francis Crick and James D. Watson in the scientific journal Nature in its 171st volume on 25 April 1953; further notes that that was the first publication which described the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA; further notes that much of the data that were used by Crick and Watson came from unpublished work by Rosalind Franklin and several others; applauds the discovery of DNA as having had a major impact on biology, particularly in the field of genetics; and further marks one of the most profound scientific discoveries of the 20th Century.
This motion has been signed by a total of 9 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Andrew Miller | 24/04/2013 | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Labour | Proposed |
Hywel Williams | 24/04/2013 | Arfon | Plaid Cymru | Seconded |
Roger Williams | 24/04/2013 | Brecon and Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Pamela Nash | 24/04/2013 | Airdrie and Shotts | Labour | Seconded |
Julian Huppert | 24/04/2013 | Cambridge | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Stephen Metcalfe | 24/04/2013 | South Basildon and East Thurrock | Conservative | Seconded |
Kelvin Hopkins | 24/04/2013 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Graham Stringer | 24/04/2013 | Blackley and Broughton | Labour | Signed |
David Tredinnick | 24/04/2013 | Bosworth | Conservative | Signed |
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