Video 19: James Dewey Watson, clip 3

In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick solved the 3-D structure of DNA. Dr. Watson has a long-term interest in genetics education.

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DNA as a regular, repeating structure -- a helix.

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Figuring out the base pairing.

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DNA base pairs

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15015. Francis Crick and James Watson in Cambridge.

1953 picture of Francis Crick (L) and James Watson (R) walking along the backs of King's College in Cambridge.

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15543. James Watson and Francis Crick

James Watson and Francis Crick, Cambridge University, 1953

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15455. Winning the race for the double helix, James Watson

James Watson talks about his partnership with Francis Crick.

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16437. Biography 19: James Dewey Watson (1928- )

James Watson and Francis Crick solved the structure of DNA. Other scientists, like Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins, also contributed to this discovery.

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15454. Whose name went first on the Nature paper?, James Watson

James Watson talks about how he and Francis Crick decided whose name went first on the 1953 paper.

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