Watson and Crick

Watson and Crick refers to the duo of James D. Watson and Francis Crick, who together discovered the structure of DNA in the 1950s, for which they were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Maurice Wilkins.

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James D. Watson - Francis Crick - DNA - 1950s - 1962 - Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine - Maurice Wilkins

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They worked in Cambridge in 1953, and used all the latest information available at that time, including the X-ray diffraction pictures of Rosalyn Franklin and Wilkins.

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X-ray diffraction - Rosalyn Franklin

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