It is a strange model & embodies several unusual features. However since DNA is an unusual substance we are not hesitant in being bold By elucidating the structure of DNA the molecule underlying all life Francis Crick & James Watson revolutionised biochemistry. At the time Watson was only 24. His uncompromisingly honest account of those heady days lifts the lid on the real world of great scientists with their very human faults & foibles their petty rivalries & driving ambition. Above all he captures the extraordinary excitement of their desperate efforts to beat their rivals at Kings College to the solution to one of the great enigmas of the life sciences.