James Watson

James Watson

American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist (born 1928)
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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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James Watson was born on Friday, 6 April 1928 in Chicago, Illinois USA. His full name at birth was James Dewey Watson. He is best known as a scientist. Watson's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. His religion is listed as Atheist. He has grey eyes and bald hair (color). James Watson is 96 years old and his zodiac star sign is Aries.

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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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