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By Dr Tushar Chauhan September 26, 2022

Biography of James Watson- Man who decoded DNA

James Watson and Francis Crick postulated the chemical structure of DNA. Here is some crucial information about James Watson.

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The full name of Watson J is James Dewey Watson, born on April 6, 1928, in Chicago.

Name

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He is a molecular biologist and earned his doctoral degree in Zoology from Indiana University, Bloomington in 1950.

Education

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He married Elizabeth Lewis and they have two sons. His son Rufus is suffering from Schizophrenia.

Personal life 

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With his colleague Francis Crick, Watson postulated the chemical structure of DNA from the X-ray diffraction image captured by Franklin R.

Scientific contribution

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Watson won 20 different awards, including the Nobel Prize and 20 honorary doctorates during his career.

Awards and honors

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James Watson was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for postulating the molecular structure of DNA.

Nobel Prize

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From 1988 to 1992, James Watson becomes the head of the Human genome project at NIH.

At NIH

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James Watson is now 94, however, he loses his Noble Prize over his comment on racism.

Age 

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