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Pioneer scientists pay homage to each other

(L-R) Nobel Prize winners Matthew Meselson, Sydney Brenner,

Photo credit: Danielle Finkelstein | (L-R) Nobel Prize winners Matthew Meselson, Sydney Brenner, James Watson and Walter Gilbert, convene at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories Saturday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the discovery of DNA's double helix. (March 02, 2013)

After 21/2 days of presentations outlining cutting-edge research into genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory turned its attention last night to four octogenarians who helped shape the modern science of molecular biology.

It was an hour largely devoted to paying homage to James Watson, 84, chancellor emeritus of the laboratory, who shared a 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins,...

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