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10 Dec 2001: the discovery of vitamins; Crick and Watson, joint-winners of the Physiology prize in 1962 for their discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA; and Frederick Sanger who won the

8 Feb 2002: James Watson (with Maurice Wilkins) won the Medicine prize for their work on the structure of DNA.

31 May 2002: Using experimental data assembled by Rosalind Franklin, another former member of the University, Crick and Watson for the first time revealed the double helix structure of DNA. ... 1962. Crick and Watson share the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine

13 Jan 2003: 2003 marks the 50th anniversary of the proposals, by James Watson and Francis Crick, of the double helical structure of DNA and this exhibition explores visual representations of the double helix. ... The exhibition includes a full-scale replica of the

25 Apr 2003: One of the key exhibits in the exhibition is a full-scale replica of the model built by Watson and Crick in 1953. ... This historical event put the Greene King pub, a regular watering hole for Crick and Watson, on the map.

23 Dec 2003: Scientists from across the world came to Cambridge to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Crick and Watson's discovery of the structure of DNA.

12 Jan 2004: Joining him were University Vice-Chancellor Professor Alison Richard and Professor Lord Watson of Richmond, Chairman of the Chemistry Advisory Board.

29 Jul 2004: Chicago-born James Watson, who had just arrived at the Cavendish, was particularly interested in the structure of nucleic acids and proteins; Crick believed that DNA was the means by which ... We are grateful that Cambridge provided the intellectual

4 Apr 2005: As one of the country’s leading universities it is important that we do our best to minimise our effect on the environment," said Ian Watson, from the Environment Office.

25 Apr 2005: Watson and Crick's famous discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953.

7 Nov 2005: Professor James D. Watson, who won a joint Nobel Prize for his discovery in 1962, will unveil the sculpture in front of University dignitaries and students at 3.30pm on Wednesday ... James Watson is now Chancellor and former President of Cold Spring

9 Dec 2005: The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) will mark the achievements of the great Scottish chemist Lord Todd, whose work made the DNA breakthrough of Francis Crick and James Watson possible, by ... This work opened the way for Watson and Crick’s discovery

22 Dec 2005: Sculpting the origins of life. A sculpture of the double helix structure of DNA was unveiled at Clare College by Professor James Watson, one of the two scientists who first revealed

20 Jul 2006: Tragically, Franklin died from cancer aged 37. The 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was subsequently awarded to Maurice Wilkins, Francis Crick and James Watson for their work on DNA.

18 Jan 2007: R E S E A R C H. HORIZONS. University of Cambridge research magazine www.rsd.cam.ac.ukIssue 2 | Spring 2007. In this issueIT ALL MAKES SENSE. Cutting-edge sensor researchand news from across. the University. 2 | Issue 2 | Spring 2007. EDITORIAL.

1 Feb 2007: Professor David Watson. The question of ‘public engagement’ for universities is rising up the political agenda. ... engagement? Can we continue to enter into ‘genuine collaboration with community partners in fields which may be long-term, uncertain

6 Jul 2007: Dr Christine Watson leads the research group at the University of Cambridge.

21 Aug 2007: One of the scientists, Dr Christine Watson, has been granted a PhD studentship worth over £95,000, her second award from the Charity. ... Dr Watson said “It may be possible to develop new breast cancer treatments mimicking the action of caspases that

20 Nov 2007: I owe a great deal of thanks to the present head of Judge Business School, Prof Arnoud de Meyer, and his predecessors, Dame Sandra Dawson and Prof Stephen Watson, for their

5 Dec 2007: News. Lord Watson to speak on the global spread of the English language.. ... Lord Watson studied at Jesus College before taking a traineeship with the BBC.

18 Apr 2008: Notable recipients include: James Watson, discoverer of DNA, and novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

30 Apr 2008: Adam Sime, 17, who goes to George Watson’s College, an independent school in Edinburgh, had got up at 4 am to fly to Stansted and catch the coach to Cambridge.

28 Aug 2008: Guest scientists have included Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge and James Watson.

1 Sep 2008: Professor Sir David Watson of the Institute of Education, will talk about the lessons history can teach university leaders which will help them tackle issues such as globalisation, ethics and balancing

12 Sep 2008: disease. Since the first prize was awarded in 1946, 75 recipients have gone on to win Nobel Prizes, including many Cambridge scientists such as Watson and Crick, Hans Krebs, and Frederick

12 Sep 2008: disease. Since the first prize was awarded in 1946, 75 recipients have gone on to win Nobel Prizes, including many Cambridge scientists such as Watson and Crick, Hans Krebs, and Frederick

19 Sep 2008: Director Sustainable Solutions, EDF Energy; Dr Joachim Reiss from Q-Cells AG, a world leading photovoltaic cell producer and Professor Robert Watson, former Senior Scientific Advisor of The World Bank.

29 Sep 2008: I.R.J. Jack was born on 5 December 1923 in Edinburgh, and was educated at George Watson's (where he was John Welsh Classical Scholar) and Edinburgh University, taking a

31 Oct 2008: There are also pen portraits of some of the great teachers and thinkers to have emerged from the University, from Marlowe and Milton through to Watson and Hawking.

20 Nov 2008: The three anonymous genomes join those of the distinguished geneticists James Watson and Craig Venter as the only people to have their personal genome made publicly available.

5 Jan 2009: for instancebetween a Malanggan mortuary effigy and Watson and Crick’s structureof DNA.

6 Mar 2009: Juxtaposing the ancient and the modern, the beautiful and the scientific, a cast of Aphrodite stands close to a replica of Crick and Watson’s model of the double helix.

20 Mar 2009: There is an intellectual challenge implicit in the contrast for instance between a Malanggan mortuary effigy and Watson and Crick’s structure of DNA.

22 May 2009: They had lunch at Pembroke College with academics and students, and then went on to meet Dr Helen Watson, Admissions Tutor at St John’s College. ... It was also valuable to hear Helen Watson’s suggestions about encouraging students to think about

28 Sep 2009: Rosalind Franklin, the often forgotten Cambridge scholar whose X-Ray diffraction images proved vital to the discovery of DNA, deservedly receives equal billing alongside Francis Watson and James Crick.

2 Nov 2009: Even Watson and Crick’s famous celebratory pint at The Eagle pub following their discovery of the double helix structure of DNA gets a retelling, with Watson commenting on what hard ... work it was, only for Crick to respond that it was “elementary,

9 Dec 2009: At Cambridge, Alan Watson studied history at Jesus College where he is now an Honorary Fellow. ... Lord Watson’s international role has been widely recognised. Following his chairmanship of the English Speaking Union, he was awarded the Churchill Medal.

14 Jan 2010: Cambridge academics Sir Ronald Fisher and JBS Haldane, together with Sewall Wright, produced ground-breaking work in population genetics in the early 1900s, and James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the

4 Mar 2010: 1953 Francis Crick andJames Watson discover thestructure of DNA, unlockingthe secret of how codedinformation is contained inliving cells and passed fromone generation to the next.Their discovery opens the doorto the

5 Mar 2010: Professor Watson argues that the question is not whether the Earth’s climate will change in response to human activities, but when, where and by how much. ... Professor Watson’s areas of expertise include managing and coordinating national and

12 May 2010: a fine edifice in which towork, and Newton, Darwin, Crick and Watson would doubtless be astounded by thehigh-specification laboratories available to today’s researchers in the physical andbiological sciences.

18 Jun 2010: Watson said. “A system is emerging in Poland where better care is being offered to people who are better able to pay. ... Poland replaced central state funding of healthcare with a social insurance system in 1999 but, Watson argues, this was

4 Jan 2011: to work, and Newton, Darwin, Crick and Watson would doubtless be astounded by the high-specification laboratories available to today’s researchers in the physical and biological sciences.

25 Feb 2011: Describing how the work was done, Professor Christine Watson of the Department of Pathology said: "We found a gene that was hugely down-regulated by Stat3."This gene inhibits lysosomal enzymes, ... According to Watson, the most exciting thing about this

23 Jun 2011: Dr Peggy Watson. A two-day conference, organised by Cambridge’s Dr Peggy Watson, takes place this Friday and Saturday at CRASSH (Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and ... Humanities). Featuring speakers from the UK, USA and China – as

14 Sep 2011: Matt Watson. The test, the first of its kind in the UK, is expected to take place in the next few months, it was announced today at the British Science Festival ... Dr Matt Watson from Bristol University, who leads the overall project, said: "SPICE is

29 Sep 2011: The BSS team helped the teenagers extract DNA from strawberries, a reminder that the DNA code was unravelled at the Cavendish Laboratory by two Cambridge physicists, Watson and Crick.

26 Jan 2012: Dr Erica Watson. Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that show glimpses of the natural and man-made world in stunning close-up. ... Dr Erica Watson:. "The development of a fetus is elegant yet complex.

8 May 2012: University of Cambridge research

16 May 2012: Professor Shankar Balasubramanian. When Watson and Crick discovered the double helix structure of DNA in 1953, they declared they had “found the secret of life”.