Reflections Magazine Issue #62 - Winter 2005 | Page 12

THE SOUL OF DNA THE SOUL OF DNA THE SOUL OF DNA THE SOUL OF DNA The Soul of DNA Dr. Jun Tsuji, SHU associate professor of Biology, has recently published his first book, The Soul of DNA: The True Story of a Catholic Sister and Her Role in the Greatest Scientific Discovery of the Twentieth Century. The book tells the story of the late Sister Miriam Michael Stimson, O.P. Sister Miriam Michael, an Adrian Dominican Sister, played a significant role in the discovery of the DNA double helix. Tsuji’s book recounts, for the first time, her role in this important scientific discovery. For most of human history, understanding H