1st Edition hardbound book, "A Passion for DNA, Genes, Genomes, and Society," signed on the title page in ballpoint ink by James Watson. Dust jacket included. In mint condition. He is an American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist. In 1953, he co-authored with Francis Crick the academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. Watson, Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material". In subsequent years, it has been recognized that Watson and his colleagues did not properly attribute colleague Rosalind Franklin for her contributions to the discovery of the double helix structure.Comes with a full Letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Authentics.