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American biologist best known for his discovery of the structure of DNA. Worked with Francis Crick . Born: 1928

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James Dewey Watson Biographical sketch with portrait. www.cshl.org/public/SCIENCE/Watson.html

James D. Watson Discoverer of the DNA Molecule. Features a profile, biography and interview . www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/wat0bio-1

A Conversation with James D. Watson NPR Science Friday interview (RealAudio format) with Watson, who together with Francis Crick first suggested a double-helix structure for the DNA molecule. www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2000/Jun/hour2_060200.html

James Dewey Watson Biography from the Nobel e-Museum. Includes presentation speech in pdf format and video of a talk given at the Nobel Symposia "Beyond Genes" about the history behind the discovery of DNA. nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/1962/watson-bio.html