James D. Watson
James D. Watson | |
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| File:James D Watson.jpg James D. Watson | |
| Born | April 6, 1928 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago, Indiana University |
| Known for | DNA structure, Molecular biology, |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1962); Copley Medal (1993)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics |
| Institutions | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Harvard University; University of Cambridge; National Institutes of Health |
James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biologist and zoologist.
Watson is of English, Scottish and Irish ancestry.
He is best known as one of the discoverers of the structure of DNA with Francis Crick, in 1953.
Watson, Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material".[2]
He studied at the University of Chicago and Indiana University and later worked at the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory in England. He met Crick at the Cavendish and they became friends.
Watson has received 19 honorary doctorates. Template:Single strand DNA discovery
Books
Watson has published a number of books.
- The double helix (autobiographical account of the work with Francis Crick) Template:Catalog lookup linkScript error: No such module "check isxn".
- Genes, Girls, and Gamow: after the double helix (autobiography) Template:Catalog lookup linkScript error: No such module "check isxn".
- Avoid boring people: lessons from a life in science (autobiography) Template:Catalog lookup linkScript error: No such module "check isxn".
- The molecular biology of the gene Template:Catalog lookup linkScript error: No such module "check isxn".
- The molecular biology of the cell
- Recombinant DNA
References
- ↑ James Watson to receive Othmer gold medal retrieved 29 September 2009
- ↑ The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962. Nobel Prize Site for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962.
