Seeking the genetic messenger That physical features are passed on by discrete units (later called genes) had been discovered in 1865 by the Austrian monk Gregor Mendel in his experiments with ...

In the early 1950s, the race to discover DNA was on. At Cambridge University, graduate student Francis Crick and research fellow James Watson (b. 1928) had become interested, impressed especially ...

The landmark ideas of Watson and Crick relied heavily on the work of other scientists. What did the duo actually discover? Many people believe that American biologist James Watson and English ...

Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl's 1957 demonstration of DNA replication is considered "the most beautiful experiment in biology ... but also have renewed relevance for stem cell biology. Watson ...

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 ...

The 72- year-old who, along with Francis Crick, is credited with working ... In his lecture, Watson reported the results of experiments in which men were injected with melanin and experienced ...

Today’s scientists must acquire funding, perform the necessary experiments, and publish their work before ... of the structure of DNA by the legendary duo James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953. The ...

The discovery of the double helix model of DNA is among the most significant scientific achievements of the last century. Many people believe all the credit belongs to Watson and Crick. It doesn’t.

"Once I had the sentence 'I never saw Francis Crick in a modest mood,' I knew that I'd be able to stick it through to the end." That was how James D. Watson, professor of Biochemistry and ...