James D. Watson

Famous Geneticist James D. Watson DNA is the most famous molecule that is found in the world today, though it was quite a late discovery in the scientific world. [5] James Watson was one of the geneticists that helped discover the structure of DNA. James Watson was an Academic, Biologist, Geneticist, Zoologist, and a scientist. He was born on the 6th of April 1928 in Chicago and is now 87 years old. Watson was awarded the Nobel Prize for helping discover the double-helix structure of DNA. His partner in this discovery was Francis Crick. After he won the Nobel Prize, he went on to work in cancer research and mapping the human genome. Recently he has been scrutinised for some of the claims he had made, ranging from obesity to intelligence based…

BIOL 1010 ‐ Biotechnology and Society Assignment #1 The Carleton Prize for Biotechnology Saifullah Haji Mohammad Eessa (100965270) October 06, 2015 Carleton University Introduction The group I would like to nominate for The ‘Carleton Prize for Biotechnology’ is comprised of three well-known scientists, James Dewey Watson, an American geneticist; Francis Crick, a British molecular biologist, and Maurice Wilkins, an English physicist and molecular biologist. The three worked…

The book I read for my Biology book report was, The Double Helix, A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA an autobiography written by James D. Watson. It was released in 1968 and was published by Atheneum Press (US), Weidenfeld & Nicolson (UK) and is 226 pages. As the title suggests, the book is Dr. Watson’s personal account of the groundbreaking discovery of the structure of DNA. Biologists already knew that genes were the material responsible for traits getting passed from…

Rosalind Elsie Franklin was an English chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer. She worked on x-ray diffraction that helped support the Watson-Crick DNA model. Franklin learned techniques about x-ray crystallography to look at carbon molecules. She published multiple articles on coals and carbons, DNA, and viruses. Rosalind’s work on carbons helped the start of developing carbon fibers and new heat-resistant materials. Franklin discovered a second type of DNA, the double stranded…

Shedding light upon what it means to be a scientist and the true scientific process, Watson 's “The Double Helix”, Lynne Osman Elkin’s “Rosalind Franklin and the Double Helix”, and NOVA 's Photo 51, bring together different perspectives of the epic adventure to reveal the truth of the “secret of life” and the often unseen inner workings of the world of science (Watson 197). The journey to the structure of DNA took many trials and errors, yet the most significant moments might be those…

her role in the 20th century's premier biological discovery appears resolved in a new sweeping life story, Rosalind Franklin: Dark Lady of DNA, by British biographer Brenda Maddox. Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of is the biography of Rosalind whose research James Watson and Francis Crick needed to elucidate the structure of the DNA molecule. Even though the discovery has had profound implications for modern medicine, Franklin's contribution…

account of the discovery of the structure of DNA is an account written by James D. Watson (1968), which describes the race to find the mystery of the DNA from the years 1950 to 1953. Watson manages to merge both the science with a fantastic tale to give a first-hand account about the journeys of the five main winners, namely, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin, Linus Pauling and himself. The race first begins when Watson, an American, finds himself in the Cavendish Laboratory…

She moved to London to learn and also analyze DNA molecules She went to Paris to join the Laboratoire Central des Services Chimique. That was also known as Central Laboratory of Chemical Services. As she was there she studied carbons for the X-ray diffraction techniques. Soon as Rosalind started to study more she became sick. Soon she had cancer and became sick. She didn’t receive her reward. So Watson and Crick took all of the effort for making and knowing what the DNA was and also how to work…

Augustine Ugwu Professor Ileana Loubser ENGL 1301 November 18, 2014 Genetic Engineering Of Human Genetic engineering technology has been a very powerful and also a very hazardous tool. To modify the series of nucleotides of the most genetic material that rules for the organization of a complex living mortal, can cause and tremendously illness effects, however, the prospective benefits are really good. Arguably, the use of advanced technology has changed many numerous aspects of human everyday…

“How does the author of Gattaca use one or more of the following techniques to develop ideas: Symbolism, Juxtaposition and flashbacks.” Andrew Niccol’s ‘Gattaca’ presents us with a futuristic utopia where genetic enhancement is a normality and society now has discrimination down to a science. The film explores the life of Vincent Freeman, a degenerate who is denied the opportunity to achieve his dream of becoming an astronaut due to his inferior DNA. Vincent adopts the identity of renowned…