James D. Watson
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James d Watson had a massive impact on society with his co-discovery of DNA. He was a very intelligent as a child, with his favorite word being ""why". The discovery wouldn’t of came if it wasn 't for the help from a few other very important scientist. SO many changes have come about of the discovery of DNA, on of the most well known would be genetic engineering, and to many to name.
James D. Watson had a huge impact on society with his co-discovery of DNA, from a young age he was very interested in science this fuelled his passion. With the help of others James and co-discoverer Francis Crick they cracked the cod of DNA. All this has led other important discoveries and breakthroughs like how we pass on traits though generations, how genes work with health and how we can improve it also in agriculture with new plants that are immune to some pests.
James Dewey Watson was born in Chicago on April 6, 1928. James was very bright young child. “His favourite word was why” (N/A http://www.dnaftb.org/19/bio.html ). One of his favourite hobbies was bird watching with his father. James had a short time in high school when he entered the University of Chicago at 15 though the gifted youngster program. Watson then went to do a Ph.D with Salvador Luria at Indiana University, here his passion for DNA and genetics grew. After his Ph.D Watson spent time in Europe. He spent most of his time in the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge, here he met Francis Crick, they both found they had a passion for solving the structure of DNA. Between the two of them they cracked the mystery of DNA and in 1953 built the first accurate model of DNA.
James D. Watson was the co discoverer of the double helix. James came about the discovery of the double helix though the work left by others trying to solve this mystery. The had work from two others, Erwin Chargaff rule that A only links with T and C only links with G and Rosalind Franklin’s X-rays double helix. James
James d Watson had a massive impact on society with his co-discovery of DNA. He was a very intelligent as a child, with his favorite word being ""why". The discovery wouldn’t of came if it wasn 't for the help from a few other very important scientist. SO many changes have come about of the discovery of DNA, on of the most well known would be genetic engineering, and to many to name.
James D. Watson had a huge impact on society with his co-discovery of DNA, from a young age he was very interested in science this fuelled his passion. With the help of others James and co-discoverer Francis Crick they cracked the cod of DNA. All this has led other important discoveries and breakthroughs like how we pass on traits though generations, how genes work with health and how we can improve it also in agriculture with new plants that are immune to some pests.
James Dewey Watson was born in Chicago on April 6, 1928. James was very bright young child. “His favourite word was why” (N/A http://www.dnaftb.org/19/bio.html ). One of his favourite hobbies was bird watching with his father. James had a short time in high school when he entered the University of Chicago at 15 though the gifted youngster program. Watson then went to do a Ph.D with Salvador Luria at Indiana University, here his passion for DNA and genetics grew. After his Ph.D Watson spent time in Europe. He spent most of his time in the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge, here he met Francis Crick, they both found they had a passion for solving the structure of DNA. Between the two of them they cracked the mystery of DNA and in 1953 built the first accurate model of DNA.
James D. Watson was the co discoverer of the double helix. James came about the discovery of the double helix though the work left by others trying to solve this mystery. The had work from two others, Erwin Chargaff rule that A only links with T and C only links with G and Rosalind Franklin’s X-rays double helix. James
Bibliography: 1. DNA from the beginning [online]. (2002-2011) Availablefrom:<http://www.dnaftb.org/19/bio.html>. [Accessed 18/09/2012]. The website gave me a good understanding of his early life as a child, most of the other websites I looked at didn’t write on his childhood. If it went into a bit more depth of what happened after university then it would be a wonderful source. 2. ABOUT INSULIN [online]. (N/A). Available from: <http://www.idf.org/about-insulin-0>. [Accessed 18/09/2012].- I only used this source for details on how insulin is used because at the time I new that genetic engineering had something to do with it but didn’t know too much on it. So 3. Leslie A (2008). Discovery of DNA Structure and Function: Watson and Crick [online]. Available from: <http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/discovery-of-dna-structure-and-function-watson-397>. [Accessed 15/09/12].- this source was really useful it showed me what helped and how James came about his discovery. It was really in-depth and gave me alot of new knowledge.