1953: Watson and Crick propose the double helix
model with hydrogen bonds between purines
and pyrimidines.
1961: Brenner, Jacob and Meselson, and Gros,
Gilbert, Hiatt, Kurland, and Watson
demonstrate the existence of mRNA.
1962: Nobel prizes awarded to Watson, Crick and
Wilkins for structural studies of DNA.
1965: "Molecular Biology of the Gene" by
J. D. Watson, W. A. Benjamin Inc., New York
1968: "The Double Helix: A Personal Account of
the Discovery of the Structure of DNA",
by J. D. Watson, Atheneum, N. Y.
2008: J. Watson asked to resign as director of
Cold Spring Harbour Laboratories as a
consequence of a recorded interview in
which he expressed a philosophy of
(see racism).