Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962 for DNA structure
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962 for DNA structure was awarded to James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins for their discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, a breakthrough that transformed molecular biology and genetics.
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| Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962 | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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scientific award ⓘ |
| announcementCity | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
base pairing
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complementary strands of DNA ⓘ genetic code ⓘ |
| associatedWithDiscovery | Watson–Crick model of DNA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
King’s College London
NERFINISHED
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University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Rosalind Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedBy | Karolinska Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor |
discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids
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discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| chronologyNext | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1963 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPrevious | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1961 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| field |
genetics
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medicine ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ physiology ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Alfred Nobel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory | life sciences award ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
biomedical research
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development of molecular biology ⓘ understanding of genetic inheritance ⓘ |
| hasLaureate |
Francis H. C. Crick
NERFINISHED
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James D. Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice H. F. Wilkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLaureates | 3 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1962/summary/ ⓘ |
| isEditionOf | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialCitation |
English
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Swedish ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notAwardedTo | Rosalind Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nobel Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForNotAwardingToRosalindFranklin | Nobel Prizes are not awarded posthumously ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
deoxyribonucleic acid
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genetic material ⓘ molecular genetics ⓘ |
| relatedWork | DNA double helix model ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWorkRecognized | early 1950s ⓘ |
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