DNA View By James D. Watson
| Title | : | DNA |
| Author | : | James D. Watson |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Page | : | 512 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0099451840 |
James Watson, the co discoverer of the structure of DNA and author of the international bestseller The Double Helix, tells the story of the amazing molecule since its discovery fifty years ago, following modern genetics from his own Nobel prize winning work in the fifties to today s Dolly the sheep, designer babies and GM foods Professor Watson introduces the science of m James Watson, the co discoverer of the structure of DNA and author of the international bestseller The Double Helix, tells the story of the amazing molecule since its discovery fifty years ago, following modern genetics from his own Nobel prize winning work in the fifties to today s Dolly the sheep, designer babies and GM foods Professor Watson introduces the science of modern genetics, along with its history and its implications, in this magnificent guide to one of the most triumphant achievements of human science
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In 1928, James D Watson was born in Chicago Watson, who co discovered the double helix structure of DNA deoxyribonucleic acid at age 25, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962, along with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins His bird watching hobby prompted his interest in genetics He earned his B.Sc degree in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1947, and his Ph.D In 1928, James D Watson was born in Chicago Watson, who co discovered the double helix structure of DNA deoxyribonucleic acid at age 25, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962, along with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins His bird watching hobby prompted his interest in genetics He earned his B.Sc degree in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1947, and his Ph.D from Indiana University in Bloomington in 1950 He worked with Wilkins and Francis Crick at Cavendish Laboratory in England in 1951 1953, when they discovered the structure of DNA Watson became a member of the Harvard Biology Department in 1956, then a full professor in 1961 His book The Double Helix, which was published in 1968, became a bestseller Watson was appointed director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island in 1968, and became its president in 1994 As director of the National Center for Human Genome Research at the NIH in 1989, Watson launched the worldwide campaign to map and sequence the human genome Watson is an outspoken unbeliever who considers that human progress has been shackled by the idea of divine fate, and that human beings should do their utmost to improve the future In a Youngstown State University speech, Watson said, The biggest advantage to believing in God is you don t have to understand anything, no physics, no biology I wanted to understand The Vindicator, Dec 2, 2003.More 
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James Watson, the co discoverer of the structure of DNA and author of the international bestseller The Double Helix, tells the story of the amazing mo
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