Comment by masfuerte
19 hours ago
I can read some of it. I used * for two words I couldn't read. And I'm not sure about the word "containing".
> Evidence for 2-chain (or 1-chain helix)?
> 49c - general trend is as for single containing helix
> (which differs from single * chain in integral no. residues/*
> only in contribn of high order J'n to the latter)
The crossed out bit says:
> and this is indistinguishable from double helix with residues on
> each having same ζ-value, since 2nd chain has opposite signs in
> ξ & η terms (eq 1 - 2), and eqn 2 contains only [...]
She was certainly thinking about double helixes.
From that, it's hard to say she wasn't thinking of a double helix. Combined with the fact that she had to correct W&C on the base placement, and knew about base complementary, it suggests that she did conceive of a bit more than Judson and Klug credited her for (which is odd given Klug's comments and conclusions).
In my mind this doesn't actually meet the final necessary criteria for full credit for the B-DNA double helical structure with base complementarity details, nor the recognition of its implications, it mainly changes some internal bits of the story.
I read pretty much the same thing. First * is 'discontinuous', second might be 'turn'. I'm tempted to read 'continuous' where you have 'containing'.