Which university's biology department did Watson join as faculty in 1956?
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Harvard University
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Which university's biology department did Watson join as faculty in 1956?
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Harvard University
Who supervised James Watson's PhD research at Indiana University?
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Salvador Luria
Which DNA crystal feature told Crick the two strands were antiparallel?
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Space group
Which Cambridge student newspaper reported the DNA discovery on 30 May 1953?
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Varsity
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Who supervised Francis Crick's PhD work at Cambridge?
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Max Perutz
Who supervised James Watson's PhD research at Indiana University?
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Salvador Luria
Which DNA crystal feature told Crick the two strands were antiparallel?
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Space group
Which Oxford chemist was among the first to see Watson and Crick's DNA model?
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Dorothy Hodgkin
What incorrect DNA model did Linus Pauling publish in early 1953?
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Triple helix
What radio quiz show featured James Watson as a child?
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Which 1944 book helped shift Watson's interest toward genetics?
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What Is Life?
What childhood hobby fascinated James Watson?
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Bird watching
How many children did Francis Crick have?
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Three