10.18.17 In 1962, James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Medicine for their work in determining the “double helix” structure of DNA. The concepts of Precision Medicine and genetic counseling spawned from this fundamental advance in basic science.

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Holly Brenza
Holly Brenza

Holly Brenza, health enews contributor, is a public affairs coordinator on the content team at Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago.