Show A10 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday July 30 2004 Worm SAN DIEGO (AP) — scientist Nobel Francis Crick who the spiral “doublehelix" structure of DNA in 1953 and opened the way for d everything from DNA medicines and to crops and the genetic fingerprinting detection of diseases has died He was 88 Crick died Wednesday after a battle with colon cancer according to the Salk Institute the research body where Crick worked in recent years Crick was The British-bor- n 36 and working at the University of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory in 1953 when he and the American- bom James Watson just 24 struck upon the idea that the ' DNA molecule resembles a twisted ladder AP photo After making the discovery Crick walked into a CamThis photo shows a female Osedax frankpressi that has been dissected in the whale bone The green tissue is where the bacteria are bridge pub and announced found and part of it has been tom exposing the white ovary Two that he and Watson had strange new species of worms without eyes or stomachs or even ' “found the secret of life" But mouths have been discovered living on the bones of dead whales in only a few people at the time dies co-discove- rer Prize-winni- ng Continued from A1 organic molecules" Vrijcn-hoe- k said Marine snow is made up of bits of dead fish and other matter than settle to the floor of the sea feeding many creatures there He added that the “worms turn whalebone lipids (fats) into worm eggs and larvae that are carried away from the carcass to produce new worms or to be eaten and dispersed by other animals This discovery adds to the limited knowledge we have about what happens to organic carbon on the bottom of the ocean" The worms found eating the whale bones were females “Initially we were puzzled why every worm was a female" Vrijenhoek said in a telephone interview He said Rouse took some worms to his laboratory for study and discovered tiny male worms ing inside the females Acquit gene-splice- Migliori last April with two counts of aggravated child sex abuse a felony and three counts of forcible e sex abuse a felony Had he been convicted of the charge he would have faced a sentence of up to life in prison ee second-degre- Bond broken: Francis Crick above and James Watson discovered the spiral 'double-heUstructure of DNA paving the way for everything from DNA blood tests to genetically engineered tomatoes Crick died x' Wednesday “even thought it was interesting" Crick once said and it took years before the groundbreaking discovery was firmly accepted Decades later the discovery’s impact can be seen everywhere It laid the foundation for the biotechnology industry enabling scientists to engineer bigger tomatoes California's Monterey Bay The charges came after his filed a complaint alleging he had sexually assaulted her That charge is pending according to Cache County Deputy Attorney Ibny Baird who prosecuiedthe case During the course of the sexual assault investigation the teenage girl told sheriff’s dnuties that she had been abused by Migliori at least five times between July 2000 and December 2002 Baird presented the girl’s journal entries as part of the case However a California handwriting expert testifying for Migliori challenged foe journal evidence saying that many of the entries had been ex-wi- fe Continued from A1 first-degr- ladder DNA back-date- ' sented a good case Ibny Baird was very professional but it was a smart and thoughtful jury that looked at the facts” ' n The jury deliberated more than five hours before returning a verdict at 9: 1 1 pm Wednes-day The trial lasted two days with 1st District Court Judge Gint S Judkins presiding In an interview with The Herald Journal Baird praised foejury “The jury was very consci- four-wom- d Rich Gallegos the Ogden criminal defense lawyer who defended Migliori said Thursday morning that foe hand- writing expert's testimony was “way persuasive” “It was obvious there was coaching by the mother" he said “I thought the state pre four-ma- an ' entious they listened carefully” he said “Obviously there was disagreement among the parties about the facts but I " support the jury’s decision” According to a Logan police report filed at 9:59 pm Wednesday Migliori accused new husband of his threatening him as he left the courtroom ' “Justice will be served” the man reportedly said Migliori also alleges the man spit at Gallegos ex-wif- doctors to pursue gene therapy to treat disease and police to solve crimes through DNA evidence Biotechnology is a $30 industry that has produced some 160 drugs and vaccines treating everything from breast cancer to diabetes Seven million farmers in 18 countries grew genetically engineered crops last year allowing them to grow food with fewer pesticides “It’s almost too difficult to pay him high enough tribute for w'iat he contributed” said Stanford University scientist Paul Berg who won the Nobel in chemistry in 1980 for his pioneering work with genetic engineering Crick and Watson were 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