<span>People went on pilgrimages to show devotion to God, as an act of penance, or to find a cure for illness. Popular destinations: </span><span>Jerusalem, Rome and Caterbury
People undertook pilgrimages in the Middle Ages because there was the belief by religious bodies about having prayers more likely answered when the prayer takes place at the pilgrim destination and that there was a higher chance of making heaven for going to such places.
Popular pilgrim sites are Rome, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Mecca etc
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 was awarded to James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for their discovery of the molecular structure of DNA, which helped so