James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of DNA's double-helix structure.
January 01, 1962
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Recognition of the scientists for discovering DNA's structure.
In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the double-helix structure of DNA based on experimental data from Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, and colleagues at King's College London.
January 01, 1953
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Historical description of the discovery of DNA's molecular structure.