Somewhat related, in support of topological algebras in matters of complex situations, Nicholas Rashevsky published a paper "Topology and Life..." same year Wat

Somewhat related, in support of topological algebras in matters of complex situations, Nicholas Rashevsky published a paper "Topology and Life..." same year Watson and Crick went public with the DNA story. Rashevsky was already known for the invention of mathematical biology; what he proposed then is Relational Biology, looking for the mathematics of organisms. Robert Rosen followed him by introducing category theory, showing the mathematics of an organism with a commutative diagram.