The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962
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Francis Harry Compton Crick
Prize share: 1/3
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James Dewey Watson
Prize share: 1/3
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Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins
Prize share: 1/3
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962 was awarded jointly to Francis Harry Compton Crick, James Dewey Watson and Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material."
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Nobel Prizes 2019
Fifteen laureates have been awarded this year, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Their work and discoveries range from how cells adapt to changes in levels of oxygen to our ability to fight global poverty.
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Their work and discoveries range from how cells adapt to changes in levels of oxygen to our ability to fight global poverty.
See them all presented here.
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