James Watson

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|name=James Watson
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|race=Tau'ri
|home planet=Earth
|gender=Male
|born=October 8, 1973
|died=
|rank=Doctor
|allegiances=Atlantis expedition
|appearances=Stargate: Atlantis<br>
"Sunday"
|actor=Daniel Bacon
}}
Doctor James "Jim" Watson was an Atlantis expedition member, part of the science team, under Dr. Rodney McKay, tasked to explore the city for Lantean|Ancient devices.

Biography
Background information
Watson undertook majors in Astrophysicist|astrophysics and biochemistry at the University of Columbia in New York and then achieved a PhD in Molecular biology and Biochemistry at Yale University and got the attention of Stargate Command and was offered a position on Atlantis. {{Cite|ATL|The DVD Collection 89}}


2007
He was once working with a colleague, Dr. Harriet Hewston when they both activated an Tumor creation device|Ancient device. The second they realized it was emitting radiation, they deactivated it and reported to Dr. Carson Beckett, where he found nothing life-threatening on them. However, he didn't realize that a tumor was being developed behind his lung. The next morning, he was playing golf with Lt. Colonel John Sheppard and Ronon Dex, when he complained of having a headache. On his way to the Atlantis infirmary|infirmary he was injured when Hewston exploded. When they realized an explosive tumor was being developed, Beckett took it out, saving Watson's life, at the cost of his own. {{Cite|ATL|Sunday}}


Equipment
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Other equipment
Atlantis expedition uniform: To be added
Behind the scenes
Daniel Bacon previously portrayed SMSgt. Russell Benson an SGC Technician in numerous episodes of Stargate SG-1 in its early seasons.
The name of this character may be a reference to the molecular biologist {{WPS|James D. Watson|James Watson}}
, who co-discovered the structure of DNA.
The name could also be a reference to Sherlock Holmes' partner in the Sherlock Holmes series.
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Burned James Watson
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