Born: April 6 1928
Current age: 82 years old
In 1962, James Watson recieved a Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the structure of DNA. He shared this award along with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins.
Famous Publications:
"The Double Helix."
"Molecular Biology of the Cell."
Contributions to the world of genetics:
Discovered that the structure of DNA is in a double helical shape.
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