dna was first described by francis crick and james watson. as we celebrate its 60th anniversary here is james watson as he talks about his life's work. >> i was inspired to go into science because i wanted to understand the world about me better. i wanted to know how birds did migrate. i learned that when i was something like 8 years old it seemed a big puzzle. they didn't share my conviction only dna was important. there are no monks copping things inside sells. somehow the cell had way of copying its information. we knew it has a structure. it was a helix that they first around. i think early on i wanted to do something important with my life. i still wanted to think about science and really nothing else. being driven by finding the truth. that's my legacy. the truth. sometimes you don't find it. you'll always have that as you start with the truth it's helpful. >> james watson there. just in his mid-20s when he did some of that amazing research. >>> immigrant doctors forced to work construction in odd jobs as we have a shortage of positions

dna in its famous double helix shape was discovered by francis crick and james watson.of a more vital discovery. so, now as we celebrate its 60th anniversary, here is james watson as he talks about his life's work. >> i was inspired to go into science because i wanted to understand the world about me better. i wanted to know how birds could migrate. you know, i learned that when, you know, i was something like 8 years old. it seemed a big puzzle. dna was just becoming solvable. crick and i both thought it was solvab solvable. he was the first person i met i could talk to. you know, i had met people, but they didn't share my conviction that only dna was important. there are no monks copying things inside cells, so somehow, the cell had to have a way of copying its information. we knew it had a structure. the information suggested there was a helix, that they twisted around. i think early on, i wanted to do something important with my life. i still want to think about science and really nothing else. being driven by the desire to find the truth. that's my legacy, you know