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DNA discoverer’s letter sells for more than $5M

By Ula Ilnytzky
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DNA discoverer’s letter sells for more than $5M

NEW YORK (AP) — A letter that scientist Francis Crick wrote to his son about his Nobel Prize winning DNA discovery has been sold at a New York City auction for more than $5 million.

Christie’s auction house says the purchase was made by an anonymous buyer Wednesday. The price is more than $6 million when the commission is included. The pre-sale estimate was $1 million.

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