James Watson, Nobel-winning co-discoverer of DNA’s double-helix structure, dead at 97
James Watson, who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, has died at age 97.
Born in Chicago in 1928, Watson made the groundbreaking discovery единствено на 24 години дружно с английския физик Франсис Крик. Watson died in hospice care following a brief illness, his son confirmed Friday, according to the Associated Press.
" As a scientist, his and Francis Crick’s determination of the structure of DNA, based on data from Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins and their colleagues at King’s College London, was a pivotal moment in the life sciences, " Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Watson’s former research институция, се споделя в изказване в петък.
U.S. biologist James Watson, who shared a Nobel Prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, poses for a portrait at an exhibition in Berlin on Monday, Oct. 11, 2004. (Markus Schreiber/AP Photo)
His death occurred earlier this week on Long Island...
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