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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Author
Geneticist
Molecular Biologist
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Cold_Spring_Harbor_Laboratory
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Indiana_University
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
gptkb:Copley_Medal
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gptkbp:born
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April 6, 1920
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gptkbp:children
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4
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gptkbp:contribution
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gptkb:Human_Genome_Project
Genetic engineering
DNA sequencing
Molecular cloning
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gptkbp:death
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Still alive
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gptkbp:established
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Double helix structure of DNA
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.”
“We are not only the product of our genes, but also of our environment.”
“A cell is a complex structure, and it is the DNA that is the blueprint.”
“Science cannot be divorced from ethics.”
“The secret of life is in the DNA.”
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gptkbp:field
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Genetics
Molecular_Biology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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James D. Watson
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gptkbp:image
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James_D_Watson.jpg
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gptkbp:influenced
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Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Modern genetics
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Francis_Crick
gptkb:Erwin_Chargaff
gptkb:Linus_Pauling
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Discovery_of_the_structure_of_DNA
The Double Helix
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Craig_Venter
gptkb:David_Baltimore
gptkb:James_Harris_Simons
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gptkbp:position
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Director
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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Molecular genetics
DNA structure
Genetic code
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Cold_Spring_Harbor,_New_York
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Elizabeth_Watson
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gptkbp:website
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www.cshl.edu
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