American Masters: Decoding Watson Trailer
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Scientist James Watson, the man behind the Double Helix, confronts his complex legacy.
Meet James Watson, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist behind the double helix as he confronts his complex legacy. With unprecedented access to Watson and his family, "American Masters: Decoding Watson" explores his life, achievements, controversies and contradictions.
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Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...
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American Masters: Decoding Watson Trailer
Preview: 1/2/2019 | 2m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet James Watson, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist behind the double helix as he confronts his complex legacy. With unprecedented access to Watson and his family, "American Masters: Decoding Watson" explores his life, achievements, controversies and contradictions.
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Clip: 1/2/2019 | 2m 18s | Scientists explain how DNA’s double helix structure makes each of us genetically distinct. (2m 18s)
DNA Discoveries Before Watson and Crick
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Clip: 1/2/2019 | 3m | Watson and Crick discovered DNA’s structure, but other scientists paved the way for them. (3m)
James Watson on X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin
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Clip: 1/2/2019 | 2m 36s | Rosalind Franklin’s work contributed to Watson and Crick’s discovery of DNA’s structure. (2m 36s)
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