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2012 : WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DEEP, ELEGANT, OR BEAUTIFUL EXPLANATION? [1]

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David Haig [6]
Associate Professor of Biology in Harvard's Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; author, Genomic Imprinting and Kinship

The Double Helix

The Double Helix is a strong candidate. 

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[1] http://www.edge.org/annual-question/what-is-your-favorite-deep-elegant-or-beautiful-explanation
[2] http://www.edge.org/inthenews/what-is-your-favorite-deep-elegant-or-beautiful-explanation
[3] http://www.edge.org/contributors/what-is-your-favorite-deep-elegant-or-beautiful-explanation
[4] http://www.edge.org/responses/what-is-your-favorite-deep-elegant-or-beautiful-explanation
[5] http://www.edge.org/print/response-detail/10968
[6] http://www.edge.org/memberbio/david_haig