Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area?

James D. Watson is best known for his co-discovery of the double‑helix structure of DNA, work that laid the physical basis for understanding how genetic information is encoded and replicated. This breakthrough, made with Francis Crick (and linked experimentally to Maurice Wilkins’ contributions), fundamentally advanced molecular biology and genetics and directly led to Watson, Crick and Wilkins sharing the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries about the molecular structure of nucleic acids and their role in information transfer in living material [1]. Thus Watson’s recognized field of achievement is genetics and molecular biology, not metallurgy, meteorology, or environmental protection.

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1. [1] https://indianexpress.com/article/world/james-watson-who-helped-discover-the-structure-of-dna-dies-at-the-age-of-97-10352694/