Biographies – Watson

 

There are many important individuals in all areas we study at GCSE History.

Here you can explore their details and importance.

 

Watson

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Era: Modern Era

Lived: 1928 -

Module: Medicine – Modern

 

Important in Medicine because…

·         Francis Crick and James Watson shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962. This was in recognition of their huge advancement of medical understanding of DNA.

·         They two mapped the structure of DNA in 1953. They used the work of earlier DNA experts to help them in their breakthrough.

·         Understanding DNA is essential to knowing what and how we inherit from our biological ancestors.

 

 

 

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