According to James D. Watson's memoir, DNA, the Secret of Life, Schrödinger's book gave Watson the inspiration to research the gene, which led to the discovery of the DNA double helix structure in 1953.
Prema memoarima Jamesa D. Watsona, DNK, tajna života, Schrödingerova knjiga inspirirala je Watsona da prouči gen, što je dovelo i do otkrića strukture molekule DNK.