DNA Structure Published
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Date
April 25, 1953
Type
World
Author
hjwilson1975
Categories
Science & Technology
Event Details
On April 25, 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published their paper "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids" in the journal Nature, describing the double helix structure of DNA. Their discovery was based on data from Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins.
This breakthrough revolutionized biology and medicine, leading to the Human Genome Project and modern genetics.