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American molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist and Nobel Laureate (1928–2025)

Also known as: James Dewey Watson, J. D. Watson, James D. Watson, Jim Watson, Джеймс Уотсон, جيمس واتسون

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Richard Feynman1918–1988
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The Code Breaker narrates the modern gene-editing race as a story of scientific competition and discovery. (AI reason)
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