In discerning the double-helical nature of DNA, Watson and Crick paved the way for understanding the molecular biology of the gene, the dominant scientific accomplishment of the postwar era.

• 通过发现DNA的双螺旋性质，华生和科利克为人类理解基因分子生物学铺平了道路，同时，这一发现也是战后时期主要的科学成就。