The 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Francis Crick, James Watson and Maurice Wilkins, recognizing their work in discovering the structure of DNA. Not included in the Prize was Rosalind Franklin, a scientist whose research made essential contributions to the Nobel Prize winners understanding of DNA. A research scientist at King’s College London with expertise in… Technology May 1, 2019 In 1962, Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. They had determined that DNA is made of two chains that spiral around each other in a structure called a double helix. Spiraled chains, like those of DNA, have “handedness.” To understand handedness, think about your own hands. Left and right hands…