Francis Crick
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When Francis Crick and his colleague developed their DNA model, little did they know that they would revolutionize the science of genetics. Although his work was often questioned, Francis continued to seek out scientific evidence for all of his theories and his belief that genetic information is hereditary. Get inside the mind of a genius who believed that people excelled at what they were interested in and proved so, by pursuing his own keen interest in life sciences.
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