Francis Crick

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Francis Crick was a British molecular biologist best known as co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure, a breakthrough that transformed modern genetics and earned him a Nobel Prize.

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Crick 2
Francis Harry Compton Crick 1

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instanceOf Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
biophysicist
human
molecular biologist
neuroscientist
awardReceived Copley Medal
Lasker Award
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Royal Medal
birthDate 1916-06-08
birthPlace Weston Favell, Northampton, England
causeOfDeath colon cancer
child Michael Crick
coDiscovererOf double-helix structure of DNA
coDiscovererWith James Watson
surface form: James D. Watson

Maurice Wilkins
Rosalind Franklin
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 2004-07-28
diedIn San Diego, California, United States
educatedAt Mill Hill School
University College London
employer Cavendish Laboratory
surface form: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge

MRC LMB
surface form: Medical Research Council Unit for the Study of Molecular Biology

Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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fieldOfWork biophysics
genetics
molecular biology
neuroscience
fullName Francis Crick self-linksurface differs
surface form: Francis Harry Compton Crick
givenName Francis
knownFor central dogma of molecular biology
co-discovery of the structure of DNA
double-helix model of DNA
work on genetic code
memberOf Royal Society
nationality British
nobelPrizeSharedWith James Watson
surface form: James D. Watson

Maurice Wilkins
nobelPrizeYear 1962
notableIdea central dogma of molecular biology
notableWork The Double Helix (scientific contribution, not the book author)
positionHeld Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
surface form: Fellow of the Royal Society

J.W. Kieckhefer Distinguished Research Professor at the Salk Institute
researchInterest consciousness
visual perception
spouse Odile Speed
workLocation Cambridge, England
La Jolla, California, United States

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