What did the duo actually discover? Many people believe that American biologist James Watson and English physicist Francis Crick discovered DNA in the 1950s. In reality, this is not the case.

But James Watson and Francis Crick's claim was a valid one, for they had in fact discovered the structure of DNA, the chemical that encodes instructions for building and replicating almost all ...

Victor McElheny has written a brilliant life story of James Watson, coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA by Watson and Francis Crick. The story of the ...

Francis Crick and James Watson with a model of the DNA molecule At midday on 28 February 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson walked into The Eagle pub in Cambridge and announced “We have ...

In February 1953, a jubilant Francis Crick walked ... years earlier. James Watson (right) returned to Cambridge in 2003 and unveiled the plaque on the 50th anniversary of his DNA discovery ...

Francis Crick. A name we're all familiar with for his work with DNA. In keeping with the spirit of the architectonic, Crick has branched out beyond his original field of study. Crick has done some ...

James Watson, Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins each played a key role in the understanding of DNA and genetic illness. The discovery of DNA’s structure was significant in ...

Nobel Prize-winning American scientist James Watson has ... with Maurice Wilkins and Francis Crick for their 1953 discovery of the DNA's double helix structure. Dr Watson sold his gold medal ...