Celebrating the 99th birthday of Maurice Wilkins, whose phenomenal work on DNA structure is the foundation for the science of genomics today.
Maurice Wilkins was a true genomic pioneer — his X-ray diffraction studies with DNA laid the foundation for Watson & Crick’s double helix structure of DNA. For his contributions, Maurice Wilkins received the Nobel Prize for Physiology in 1962, along with Watson & Crick.
Without Wilkins’ meticulous experimental work, the double helix model might never have been confirmed. His legacy lives on in every DNA test, every genetic counselling session, and every life improved through the science of genomics.
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