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Nature 431, 922 (21 October 2004) | doi:10.1038/431922a; Published online 20 October 2004
Obituary: Maurice Wilkins (1916–2004)
Walter Gratzer1
The death on 5 October of Maurice Wilkins, following so soon on that of Francis Crick, inevitably invites reflections on the differences in character between these two close friends — who, with James Watson, shared the Nobel prize for the discovery that changed the face of biology, and indeed of medicine. The contrast in personality could scarcely have been greater.
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