Before Watson and Crick

Read the article, "Before Watson and Crick."

Answer the following questions. Use complete sentences, and restate the questions

1. What type of physics research was advanced by WWII?
2. What type of biological research was slowed down by WWII?
3. How many years passed between Mendel's research and the discovery of chromosomes?
4. What is an important chemical difference between DNA and RNA?
5. Why did scientists quickly rule out RNA as the primary heredity material?
6. Why did scientists initially suspect protein was more likely than DNA to be the primary hereditary material?
7. What was Astbury's contribution to the study of DNA?
8. Where did Avery eventually publish his research findings?
9. Why did Schrödinger believe it was important to combine physics, chemistry, and biology?
10. What was Schrödinger's series of lectures compared to?
11. Where did Franklin do her DNA research?

Lastly, create a timeline for the events discussed in this article.