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James Dewey Watson is an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist who co-authored the academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule with Francis Crick in 1953. He, along with Crick and Maurice Wilkins, was awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material. Watson has also been associated with the National Institutes of Health and helped establish the Human Genome Project. He has written many science books, including Molecular Biology of the Gene and The Double Helix.
 

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Where did Watson work from 1956 to 1976?

  • University of Cambridge

  • Harvard University

  • University of Copenhagen

  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

In what year did Watson co-author the academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule?

  • 1950

  • 1951

  • 1952

  • 1953

What was Watson's childhood hobby?

  •  Stamp collecting

  • Bird watching

  • Model building

  • Coin collecting

Who did Watson co-author the academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule with?

  • Rosalind Franklin

  • Maurice Wilkins

  • Francis Crick

  • Linus Pauling

What did Watson help establish?

  • The Human Genome Project

  • The Large Hadron Collider

  • The International Space Station

  • The Kepler Telescope

What was Watson's bestselling book?

  • The Structure of DNA

  • Molecular Biology of the Gene

  • The Double Helix

  • The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

What did Watson shift his research emphasis to at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory?

  • The study of viruses

  • The study of bacteria

  • The study of cancer

  • The study of stem cells

What did Watson claim in 2007 that led to his resignation from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory?

  • There is no genetic link between intelligence and race

  • There is a genetic link between intelligence and race

  • There is a genetic link between race and disease susceptibility

  • There is no genetic link between race and disease susceptibility

What is the significance of Watson, Crick, and Wilkins' discovery?

  • It explained the function of the ribosome

  • It explained the function of the mitochondria

  • It explained the structure of DNA

  • It explained the structure of RNA

What is James Watson's field of expertise?

  • Physics

  • Chemistry

  • Biology

  • Geology

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