高福

• 1:中国科学院微生物研究所
• 2: 中国疾病预防控制中心

摘要(Abstract)：

詹姆斯·D·沃森是20世纪最具影响力的生物学家之一。本文以笔者与沃森的学术交往及其科学贡献为脉络，回顾了DNA双螺旋结构的发现如何开创了分子生物学研究的新纪元，并持续推动了现代疫苗研发、基因组学研究和公共卫生实践的发展。进一步结合本团队在重组蛋白疫苗和mRNA疫苗研发中的关键突破，以及在病毒基因组学与衰老机制等领域的前沿探索，阐述了沃森科学思想的延续性及其现实影响。沃森的贡献不仅重塑了人类对生命本质的认知范式，更引领了一场从解析生命到守护健康的科学革命，为当代生命科学研究、疾病防控和健康促进、公共卫生事业的发展奠定了重要基础。

关键词(KeyWords)： 詹姆斯·D·沃森;DNA双螺旋;DNA重组;基因组测序;健康

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作者(Author): 高福

DOI: 10.19524/j.cnki.10-1009/g3.2026.01.017

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