James Watson

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Portrait of James Watson

Portrait of James Watson.

Source: U.S National Library of Medicine. Photographer unknown. Kindly provided by U.S National Library of Medicine.

Francis Crick and James D. Watson walk along the Cambridge backs, 1953

Francis Crick and James D. Watson walk along the Cambridge backs. Photo taken in 1953.

Source: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives. Photographer unknown. Kindly provided by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives.

Original model of the structure of DNA, 1953

Original model of the structure of DNA, 1953.

Source: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives. Photographer unknown. Kindly provided by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives.

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