| Title | Thoughts on the historical discovery of DNA | |
| Author | Thomas Mavromoustakos
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Hellas |
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| Citation | Mavromoustakos, T.: Thoughts on the historical discovery of DNA, Epitheorese Klin. Farmakol. Farmakokinet. 27(1): 39-44 (2013) | |
| Publication Date | Accepted for publication (Final Version): April 10, 2013 | |
| Full Text Language | English | |
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| Keywords | Gene heredity, DNA, James Watson, honored speech-award, University of Patras. | |
| Other Terms | review article | |
| Summary | One of the great discoveries that led to the human knowledge explosion and horizons in the scientific research related to treatment of major human diseases and nanotechnology is without doubt that of the structure of the double helix of DNA. In this discovery, James Watson contributed significantly, through his hard research work and effort. For this effort, he has been honored with the highest scientific achievement sharing in 1962 the Nobel Prize with F. Crick and M. Wilkins. In this article, an emphasis will be given to the factors that led to the DNA structure discovery and the future prospects of the scientific knowledge as a result of this discovery. | |
| References | 1. Watson J.D. and Crick F.H.C.: A structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid. Nature 171: 737-738 (1953)
2. Watson J.D. and Crick F.H.C.: Genetical Implications of the structure of Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Nature 171: 964-967 (1953) 3. Watson J.D.: A Geneticist’s Cancer Crusade. The Wall Street Journal: The Weekend Interview. November 27, 2010 4. Information on Watson’s life was obtained mainly by the books written by J.D. Watson entitled Double Helix and DNA the secret of life and Wikipedia. 5. Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 10 are taken from web sites. |
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