"Gradually DNA became better known. Paul Doty told me that shortly after lapel buttons came in he was in New York and to his astonishment saw one with 'DNA' written on it. Thinking it must refer to something else he asked the vendor what it meant. 'Get with it, bud,' the man replied in a strong New York accent, 'dat's the gene.'"
Francis Crick. "How to Live with a Golden Helix," The Sciences 19, 5: 9. 1979.

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