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Name: James Dewey Watson
Birth Date: April 6, 1928
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: biologist

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Biography of James D. Watson
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James D. Watson won the 1962 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine along with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for discovering the structure of DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, which is the carrier of genetic information at the molecular level. Watson...
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Biography of James D. Watson
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James D. Watson won the 1962 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine along with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for discovering the structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the molecular carrier of genetic information. Watson and Crick had worked as...
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Biography of James D. Watson
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James D. Watson won the 1962 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, along with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, for discovering the structure of DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid--the carrier of genetic information at the molecular level. Watson and...
 


Quotations
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James D. Watson Quotes
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James Dewey Watson KBE(Hon) ForMemRS (born April 6 , 1928 ) is an American scientist, best known as one of the four discoverers of the structure of the DNA molecule. Quotes "If we don't play god, who will?" Reference: Five Part Television Series on...


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Watson, James Summary
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James Watson, b. 1928. The American biologist was a discoverer of the double-helical structure of the deoxyribonucleic acid...
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Watson, James Summary
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Geneticist 1928- James Dewey Watson was the codiscoverer of the structure of DNA. He has also made major contributions to research in genetics and molecular biology as an administrator, and has written widely read and influential books for both...
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James Dewey Watson Summary
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1928- American Molecular Biologist In 1962 James Dewey Watson shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine with Francis Crick (1916- ) and Maurice Wilkins (1916- ) for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and its...
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James D. Watson Information
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James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biologist, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA. Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for...
 


News and Journals
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Portland Press Herald (Maine)
JAMES D. WATSON< BOOTHBAY HARBOR SELECTMAN, SUBMARINER
08/07/1999: 576 words, approx. 2 pages
Joshua L. Weinstein Portland Press Herald (Maine) 08-07-1999 LOCAL & STATE James D. Watson, a former Boothbay selectman who served 30 years in the United States Navy, including 20 in the submarine service, died Friday. He was 79. "He was a very strong,...
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Newsweek International
DNA, Five Decades On.(James D. Watson)(Interview)(Excerpt)
02/24/2003: 822 words, approx. 3 pages
James Watson was just 24 years old when he helped make the discovery that would earn him, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins a joint Nobel Prize in science. Exactly 50 years ago next Friday, Watson stood in his Cambridge University office marveling at...
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AP News
Today in history - Feb. 28
2/28/2007: 618 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2007. There are 306 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 28, 1849, the ship California arrived at San Francisco, carrying the first of the gold-seekers.On this date:In 1827, the first U.S. railroad chartered...
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Study: Humans' DNA not quite so similar
9/4/2007: 484 words, approx. 2 pages
People are less alike than scientists had thought when it comes to the billions of building blocks that make up each individual's DNA, according to a new analysis."Instead of 99.9 percent identical, maybe we're only 99 percent (alike)," said J. Craig Venter, an author of...
 


Criticism and Essays
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James Watson
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This is a biography of James Watson
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Essay Grade: 78%
A Review Over the Double Helix
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The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA written by James D. Watson offers readers an inside look at the discovery, competitions, and relationships among Watson, Bragg, Frankin, and many other famous scientists in the science field.


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