No. He visualized the double-helix structure of DNA while tripping on LSD. Interestingly, FRANCIS CRICK had an IQ below 115. That is better than average but not "gifted" let alone "genius."
FRANCIS CRICK the Nobel Prize-winning father of modern genetics, was under the influence of LSD when he first deduced the double-helix structure of DNA nearly 50 years ago. He famously stated:
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