Linus Pauling

Linus Carl Pauling (28 February 1901 – 19 August 1994) was an American chemist, author, and educator.
==Biography==
Pauling spent part of his early career studying the structure of proteins. In the early 1950s, he theorized that DNA was built in a triple-helix, after recovering Philip Syng Physick's lost paper on blood transfusions from the of Philadelphia and using it to forward his own research into hemoglobin.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Layla Hassan's personal files: "Abstergo Historical Research Division: Animus Guide: Where it all started" At the same time, Clinton B. Rosenburg of the Chemistry Life Foundation reported Pauling's findings to an executive of the Templar corporation Abstergo Industries. Rosenburg himself was impressed with the triple-helix theory, and suggested the executive play a more direct role in encouraging Pauling's research.Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Rosenburg Letters, I of VII
X-ray images produced by Rosalind Franklin initially appeared to confirm his theory. However, this was because Franklin's DNA samples contained small traces of First Civilization DNA, and the true nature of the triple-helix was kept secret by Abstergo.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: 05. Phoenix Project Report After Rosenburg passed on Franklin's X-ray images to Francis Crick and James Watson, the latter two put forward a theory of a double-helix and publicly invalidated Pauling's triple helix theory.Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Rosenburg Letters, II of VII
In 2016, Layla Hassan was given a copy of Rosenburg's first letter mentioning Pauling as part of her introduction package upon joining Abstergo's Historical Research Division.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Layla Hassan's personal files: "Abstergo Historical Research Division: Animus Guide: Abstergo's Interest"
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Initiates 
*Assassin's Creed: Origins 
==References==
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