James Dewey Watson KBE (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist. In 1953, he co-authored with Francis Crick the academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. 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".
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Full name at birth | James Dewey Watson
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Date of birth | 6 April 1928
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Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois USA
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James Watson is known for his role in the TV series Nova (1974) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the TV series Evening Urgant (2012) as Self - Guest.
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