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James Watson Accomplishments
About James Dewey Watson and his discovery

The definition of the word honor is high respect; esteem. My definition of the word honor is having respect for someone who has earned it and has done right.
James Watson has had many accomplishments such as being one of the co discoverers of the structure of DNA. He has also received the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine, Copley medal, presidential medal of freedom, gairdner foundation international award,lomonosov gold medal, EMBO membership, foreign member of the royal society, Albert Lasker Award for basic medical research, National medal of science for biological sciences, John J. Carty award for the advancement of science, Guggenheim fellowship for natural sciences, US and Canada. Watson was born April 6, 1928 in Chicago Illinois he is now 89 years old.
James Watson was married in 1968 and had two sons Rufus and Duncan. Watsons older son Rufus was diagnosed schizophrenia which led Watson in the direction of his work study. From 1988 to 1992 Watson assisted and directed the human genome project at the national institutes of health. There he oversaw the mapping of
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Their model also showed how the DNA molecule could duplicate itself, though answering one of the constant fundamental questions in the field of genetics. Crick and Watson published their accomplishments and findings in April- May 1953. In 1955, Watson moved to Harvard University, and he taught biology for 15 years and conducted research. When he was there he published “Molecular Biology of the Gene”, which went on to become one of the most used biology

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