It is essential for genetic material to be able to make exact copies of itself; otherwise growth would produce disorder, life could not originate, and favourable forms would not be perpetuated by natural selection.
DescriptionNew Zealand-born English physicist and biologist
AliasesMaurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins; Maurice H F Wilkins; Maurice H. F. Wilkins
BornDecember 15, 1916
DiedOctober 5, 2004
CountryNew Zealand
ProfessionBiophysicist; Biologist; Physician
AwardsNobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine; Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Fellow Of The Royal Society; Albert Lasker Award For Basic Medical Research
