Maurice Wilkins

Maurice Wilkins

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Sir Maurice Wilkins was a New Zealand-born physicist and molecular biologist who played a crucial role in the discovery of the structure of DNA. Alongside James Watson and Francis Crick, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 for his groundbreaking work, which has had a profound impact on genetics and molecular biology.

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Maurice Wilkins presented key data that influenced Watson and Crick's work on DNA.

James Watson (1928-2025) – the DNA titan with a downside – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-11-21
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Maurice Wilkins was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine alongside James Watson and Francis Crick.

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Tengri News – major Kazakh news website·KazakhstanKazakhstan· 2025-11-09
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Maurice Wilkins shared the 1962 Nobel Prize with Watson and Crick for their work on DNA.

James Watson, Nobel prize-winning DNA pioneer, dies
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-11-09
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Maurice Wilkins was part of the team with James Watson and Francis Crick that contributed to the understanding of DNA's structure.

Murió James Watson, el Nobel al que quitaron sus títulos por sus declaraciones polémicas sobre la inteligencia y la raza
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-11-08
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Maurice Wilkins was a New Zealand biophysicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Watson and Crick.

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Al Ittihad·United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates· 2025-11-08
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Maurice Wilkins received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 along with Watson and Crick.

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Наша Ніва (Nasha Niva)·BelarusBelarus· 2025-11-08
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Watson collaborated with biophysicist Maurice Wilkins in his research on DNA.

James Watson, figura clave en el hallazgo de la estructura del ADN, fallece a los 96 años
El Universal·MexicoMexico· 2025-11-08
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Maurice Wilkins was one of the co-winners of the Nobel Prize with Watson and Crick.

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double-helix shape, dies at 97
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2025-11-08
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Maurice Wilkins was a co-recipient of the Nobel prize alongside Watson and Crick for their work on DNA.

James D Watson, who co-discovered DNA’s twisted-ladder structure, dies aged 97 | US news
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-08
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Watson, along with scientists Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, won the 1962 Nobel Prize after discovering DNA’s double-helix structure.

James Watson, DNA double-helix structure co-discoverer, dies at 97
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2025-11-08
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Maurice Wilkins objected to the portrayal of scientists in Watson's memoir, The Double Helix.

James D Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, dies aged 97 – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-11-08
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Maurice Wilkins was involved in the discovery of the DNA structure and shared the Nobel Prize with Watson and Crick.

James Watson, Mitentdecker der DNA-Doppelhelix, stirbt mit 97
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-11-08
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Maurice Wilkins protested against what he called a 'distorted and unflattering image of scientists' in Watson's book.

ג'יימס ווטסון, מגלה מבנה ה-DNA וחתן פרס נובל, הלך לעולמו
ידיעות אחרונות (Yedioth Ahronoth / ynet)·IsraelIsrael· 2025-11-07
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Maurice Wilkins was also studying DNA and had a friendly correspondence with Watson and Crick.

The race to discover the secrets of DNA
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-07
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Maurice Wilkins shared the Nobel Prize with James Watson and Francis Crick for their discovery of DNA's double helix structure.

DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-07
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Maurice Wilkins shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with James Watson and Francis Crick for their work on DNA.

James Watson, who helped discover the structure of DNA, dies at 97
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-11-07
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Maurice Wilkins was part of the team that discovered the structure of DNA alongside James Watson and Rosalind Franklin.

Umrl je Nobelovec, ki je pomagal odkriti DNK
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2025-11-07
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Maurice Wilkins contributed important data that aided Watson and Crick in their research on DNA.

Día Internacional del ADN: homenaje a Watson y Crick - Ciencia
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2025-04-26
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New Zealand-born Maurice Wilkins was among three scientists who won a Nobel Prize in 1962 for their discoveries around the structure of DNA.

Shackles are set to be cast off gene technology - what the Gene Technology Bill means for NZ
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-04-08
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