Research studies free essay sample

James Watson: An American biologist man who has a research about the DNA. For me, James Watson at first was a bit weird guy because of the way he stared and looked at people around him. He is a mysterious guy and a bit naughty to the ladies he has seen. As one of the character said, he is the â€Å"boy-wonderer†. He is also a very eager to know the research and very observant. Francis Crick: He does the same research with Watson, they are both teammates. He is also eager to know what is in DNA and the relationship of it with the double-helix. Rosalind Franklin: A French woman who do the same research as Watson and Crick. She is sensitive and wishes to work without the help of Watson and Crick. Maurice Wilkins: I thought he wasn’t important in the presentation. Compare the research approaches/ styles/ attitudes of Watson and Crick with those of Franklin. The research style of Watson and Crick is way different than Franklin. The two gentlemen are more in an observing style. They usually go together and explore the facts that they have and try to talk with other people. They also observe and ask some people who know their study and try to figure out of the outcome. They do experimentations and read some books to create an answer to the problem. While Franklin, she is more of a silent worker. She does her own research without the help of Watson and Crick, but with her assistants. She is usually in the laboratory to do experimentations and studies well the object which has DNA. She is more focused on the research than the two men. Do you think Franklin should have shared her information more freely with the others? Do you think she should have worked more closely with Wilkins? Why? Why not? For my opinion, yes, she should have shared her information more freely with the others. Also yes, she should have worked more closely with Wilkins so that they could share their thoughts and ideas of how the DNA works. It is easier to come up with an answer from the person who knows the study well. And I think, if they both do the research, they could possibly be the one who will win the Noble Prize. Do you think Watson may have had a valid point when he told Rosalind that a â€Å"fresh look† at her work may be what was needed? It could possibly be yes. Because he has his own reason unto what he means of it. What important relationship between DNA nucleotides did Watson and Crick discover? What methods did they use to accomplish this? Watson and Crick have discovered the DNA nucleotides in the model they constructed. The DNA takes the shape of a spiral staircase (double helix,), with the steps composed of pairs of molecules known as bases, and the formed by chains of sugar and phosphate molecules. Because the same types of bases always pair together (adenine with thymine, guanine with cytosine), one half of the DNA staircase (the sequence of bases attached to either sugar-phosphate chain) contains enough information to reproduce the entire structure (the basis for biological reproduction). Moreover, the sequence of bases along the sugar-phosphate chain makes up a code of genetic information. An alphabet of only four letters, A, T, G, C (the initial letters of the names of the bases), produces enough variations in genetic information to account for the great diversity of all living things, including human beings. When Franklin finally had the opportunity to look at the DNA double-helix model constructed by Watson Crick, what was her response? (Write a couple of sentences summarizing what she felt and what she said) When Franklin finally had the opportunity to look at the DNA double-helix model constructed by Watson Crick, she directly asked Watson and Crick where the water was and that it doesn’t seem right of the way they did the double-helix. She continued that the model doesn’t make sense. What was Wilkins’s response? Wilkins’s reacted, looked back at Franklin and smiled a bit. What were your later impressions of the main characters? James Watson: Watson has the wit and capabilities to do the research he is doing. Once he wants to do something, he wishes and grants to finish the research heartily. He is one of the awardees of the Noble Prize. Francis Crick: Similar with Watson, Crick is also eager to finish the study as soon as possible. He is also one of the awardees of the Noble Prize. Rosalind Franklin: She wanted to do the research on her own. She studies alone and makes it well. She also contributed to the discovering of the double helix but kept the study herself. Maurice Wilkins: He is one of the awardees of the Noble Prize. And he also contributed his previous researches to Watson and Crick. Why this movie is called â€Å"Race for the Double-Helix†? Do you think scientific research should be a race? Why? Why not? In my opinion on why was the movie called â€Å"Race for the Double-Helix†, because at the middle of the presentation, although Franklin and Wilkins find it difficult to work together, the possibility of their collaboration heats up the race to discovery, as Watson and Crick see it. Watson and Crick knew that there was someone who is also doing the discovering for the Double-Helix, the American chemist Linus Pauling, whom is closing in on a solution. They tried to hurry and do the research as fast as they can. It is also because they wanted to have an award of Noble Prize. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of DNA structure? The awardees of Noble Prize for the discovery of DNA structure are Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins. In your opinion, were the Nobel Prize awarded fairly? Why? Why not? In my opinion, yes the Nobel Prize were awarded fairly, because these tree gentlemen, Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins, made their  efforts and have responsibilities when they were doing the research. They took time and religiously finished the study with the answers given. In the case of Rosalind Franklin, she was not considered for that prize because the rules require that recipients be living at the time of the award, and Franklin had died five years after the discovery of the structure of DNA because of cancer. Which person do you think played the most important role in the discovery of DNA structure? Explain your answer. In my opinion, all of the important characters made their efforts for the discovery of the structure of the DNA, but Watson and Crick made lots of studies in doing the research. They tried to consult the important people, interviewed persons and even contacted Franklin on their study. Which person do you think played the least important role in the discovery of DNA structure? Explain your answer. In my opinion, Rosalind Franklin has the least important role in the discovery of DNA structure in overall basis. She somehow got the same results as Watson and Crick, but she refused to do it together with the gentlemen. It just goes to show that she doesn’t want to have, if alive on the awarding ceremony, the same award as the three gentlemen have. The presentation may have aired or broadcasted without the help of Franklin, as what I have observed. Which character did you like the best? Why? For me, James Watson has the best character. It is because if he wants to do something he wants to have, he directly solve for it and not just wait for other people to make it for him. He is the type of one-word man and seriously makes a solution to the problem. Though he may be a bit boring on the first parts of the presentation, at the later part, he somewhat changed and turned to be the main character in the presentation. Which character did you like the least? Why? In my opinion, the least character would probably be J. Randall, Franklin’s lab partner. He did not tell Franklin to work together with Watson, Crick and Wilkins. If he tried a bit more, she may want to collaborate with the men, and the solutions would be easier. Randall should be talking more about why Franklin should join with the gentlemen. What did you learn from the movie that you didnt previously know? I learned that there are really answers to every thought that we think of. It may take time to solve it but if an individual wants to prove something, he/she will surely get the answers wholly. For instance, in solving difficult mathematical equations, it may be hard to solve it without patience and perseverance, but with hard work, nothing is impossible. And as a result you’ll be amazed of what you have done along the way. It may bring you to something greater achievements.