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Who Discovered Dna?
“Gene-ius” Scientists Discover DNA
By DiNA Madan

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James D Watson
Watson was born on the 6th of April 1928 in Chicago and studied at the Universities of Chicago, Indiana, Copenhagen and Cambridge University where he joined Francis Crick in the attempt to find the chemical structure of living matter. http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQUceZSNxrQ7_IAvEm3D1SuT4wWb-g7jm-xI4fOMKI2mJvSMixaUg The Double Helix
In 1953 Watson and Crick presented the three dimensional double-helical model as the first DNA structure. Scientists today have only made some changes to Watsons and Cricks original model but have kept major features of their structure, like the genetic code, A pairs with T and G pairs with C.

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The original DNA model made by Watson and Crick in 1953

Francis Crick http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR3541FNUnCyNmwIJ8L1ZaZJ5SeFS8Ey06pX0U8XIZcZOxhf9v6SQCrick was born on the 8th of June 1916 near Northampton and studied Physics at a University in London. In 1947 he changed from Physics to Biology and started to work at Cambridge University at the Medical Research Unit, and by 1951 Crick and Watson began working together.

A modern DNA model made by scientists in the last year

Maurice Wilkins http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR-P_NxDsRFjAUofIIj_pM_eepdT1QYOsNYM14hI8_Ag3gy3jgDNwWilkins was born on the 15th of December 1916 in New Zealand and attended the University of California, Cambridge and Kings College in London. Wilkins with the help of colleague Rosalind Franklin made crucial discoveries helping Watson and Crick obtain the DNA molecule.

Awards won by the scientists:
Watson, Crick and Wilkins all won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Watson and Crick won the John Collins Warren Prize of the Massachusetts General Hospital
Watson, Crick and Wilkins won the Lasker Award
Watson and Crick won the Research Corporation
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