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The Double Helix by James D. Watson

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Author Biography

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
1316 words, approx. 4.4 pages
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 an...
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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 an...
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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 an...
 


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The Double Helix Information
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The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA is an autobiographical account of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA written by James D. Watson and published in 1968. It was and remains a controversial...


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The Scientist
Double helix double take
10/24/2005: 649 words, approx. 2 pages
It's not often that you get to witness a major scientific figure watch his own theatrical indictment. But at the 2005 annual Sloan Film Summit presented by the Tribeca Film Institute in New York earlier this month, the attendance of Nobel laureate James Watson...
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The American Biology Teacher
A Simple Functioning Double Helix Model
02/01/2008: 354 words, approx. 1 pages
Many models of double helices are rather cumbersome, difficult to interpret ,or are unable to be touched by the student. The following model is something that the student can easily grasp, can touch if needed, and seems to bring the concept of a double...
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Painter Odile Crick dead at 86
7/30/2007: 328 words, approx. 1 pages
Painter Odile Crick, whose most famous drawing was a graceful sketch of the double-helix structure of DNA, has died.Crick died July 5 at her home in La Jolla, said her stepson, Michael Crick. She was 86 and had cancer.Crick's illustration of the double helix appeared...
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Scientist cancels Ky. visit over remarks
10/24/2007: 353 words, approx. 1 pages
A prominent scientist whose remarks about the intelligence levels of blacks prompted international furor has canceled an appearance next month in Louisville.James Watson, 79, told Kentucky Author Forum officials on Monday it would be best to cancel, The Courier-Journal reported Tuesday.An Oct. 14 Times of...
 


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