Michael Creeth

James Michael Creeth
Born	3 October 1924 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Died	15 January 2010(2010-01-15) (aged 85) Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Residence	UK
Nationality	British
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	Courtauld Institute of Biochemistry; University of Bristol
Alma mater	University College, Nottingham
Doctoral advisor	D.O. "Doj" Jordan and J.M. Gulland
Known for	DNA hydrogen bonds, Mucus

James Michael Creeth (3 October 1924 - 15 January 2010) was an English biochemist whose experiments on DNA viscosity confirming the existence of hydrogen bonds between the purine and pyrimidine bases of DNA were crucial to Watson and Crick's discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.

He was educated at Northampton Town and County Grammar School and went on to read Chemistry at University College Nottingham. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ^ Harding, Steve (30 March 2010). "Dr Michael Creeth: Scientist who helped pave the way for Watson and Crick". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dr-michael-creeth-scientist-who-helped-pave-the-way-for-watson-and-crick-1930695.html. Retrieved 30 March 2010. 
2. ^ Harding, Steve; Winzor, Don (April 2010). "James Michael Creeth (1924–2010)". The Biochemist (The Biochemical Society) 32 (2): 44–45. ISSN 0954-982X. http://www.biochemist.com/bio/03202/0044/032020044.pdf. 

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Name	Creeth, Michael
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Date of birth	3 October 1924
Place of birth	Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Date of death	15 January 2010
Place of death	Shrewsbury, Shropshire

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