Francis Crick (Noun)
Meaning
English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Francis Crick, along with James Watson, unraveled the double helix structure of DNA through X-ray diffraction images.
- In recognition of their groundbreaking discovery, Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962.
- The findings of Francis Crick and his colleagues at Cambridge marked the beginning of a new era in genetics and molecular biology.
- Francis Crick's contributions to the scientific community went beyond his work with Watson, as he continued to work on problems of molecular biology and biochemistry.
- British biochemist Francis Crick is best known for his role in the discovery of the helical structure of DNA.