Gallery 19: James Watson and Francis Crick

James Watson (R) and Francis Crick (L) walking along the banks at Cambridge University.

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15543. James Watson and Francis Crick

James Watson and Francis Crick, Cambridge University, 1953

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15015. Francis Crick and James Watson in Cambridge.

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16022. James Watson and Francis Crick, 1953

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15539. DNA base pairs

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15648. James Watson (1960s)

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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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16438. Biography 19: Francis Harry Compton Crick (1916-2004)

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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15678. Watson and Crick's 1953 Nature paper

James Watson and Francis Crick's 1953 Nature paper.

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