Dr. Watson Passed Away: Nobel Prize Winner for Discovering the Double Helix Structure of DNA

Recently NHK News On-line reported the following:

米 ワトソン博士死去 DNA二重らせん構造発見でノーベル賞受賞

2025年11月8日午前11時46分

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生命の設計図DNAが二重らせん構造であることを発見し、ノーベル生理学・医学賞を受賞したアメリカの生物学者ジェームズ・ワトソン博士が6日、亡くなりました。97歳でした。

ワトソン博士は1953年、イギリス・ケンブリッジ大学でフランシス・クリック博士とともに、DNAが、2本の鎖がらせん状に絡み合う二重らせん構造であることを発表しました。

1962年にはノーベル生理学・医学賞をクリック博士らと受賞し、その成果はDNAをもとにした医療や技術の発展にもつながりました。

ニューヨーク・タイムズによりますと、ワトソン博士は6日、ニューヨーク州ロングアイランドで亡くなったということです。97歳でした。

ワトソン博士が所長を務め、長年研究を行ったアメリカのコールド・スプリング・ハーバー研究所は「心よりお悔やみ申し上げます。ワトソン博士は科学界および研究コミュニティーに多大な貢献をしました」とコメントしています。

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Dr. Watson Passed Away: Nobel Prize Winner for Discovering the Double Helix Structure of DNA

Dr. James Watson, the American biologist who discovered the double helix structure of DNA, the blueprint of life, and won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine passed away on the 6th. He was 97 years old.

In 1953, at the University of Cambridge in the UK, Dr. Watson along with Dr. Francis Crick announced that DNA had a double helix structure, with two strands intertwined in a spiral.

In 1962, he and Dr. Crick shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and their work led to the development of DNA-based medical treatments and technologies.

According to the New York Times, Dr. Watson passed away on the 6th in Long Island, New York. He was 97 years old.

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the United States, where Dr. Watson served as director and conducted research for many years said in a statement, "We offer our deepest condolences. Dr. Watson made significant contributions to the scientific and research community."

              So, Dr. James Watson who discovered the double helix structure of DNA passed away at the age of 97 years old. Apparently, Dr. Watson by discovering the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 has made significant contributions to the scientific and research community.

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Dr. James Watson and Dr. Francis Crick are renowned for discovering the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule in 1953. Their groundbreaking work, which relied heavily on the experimental data of other scientists, particularly Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins, fundamentally changed the understanding of genetics and heredity. Working at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, Watson (an American biologist) and Crick (a British physicist) used molecular modeling and data from other researchers to build their model. They proposed that DNA is a twisted ladder, or double helix, with two strands running in opposite directions (antiparallel). The "rungs" of the ladder are made of specific pairs of nitrogenous bases: adenine (A) with thymine (T), and guanine (G) with cytosine (C). (Google AI search)