Crick, Watson, Wilkins (1962) — DNA double helix

genes · Nobel Prize · Physiology or Medicine 1962 · 1962

Determined the double-helix structure of DNA. Building blocks of four kinds, their sequence serving as code for genetic information. (Rosalind Franklin's research was critical to this discovery.)

Authors

Francis Crick, James Watson, Maurice Wilkins

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Determined the double-helix structure of DNA. Building blocks of four kinds, their sequence serving as code for genetic information. (Rosalind Franklin's research was critical to this discovery.)

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