This monumental scientific achievement occurred within a context of intense international collaboration, rapid technical ...

James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist ...

James D. Watson, an Indiana University alumnus and co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, died Thursday in a hospice center ...

In his later years, Watson's reputation was tarnished by comments on genetics and race that led him to be ostracized by the ...

Watson co-discover the double-helix structure of DNA, but his reputation was later damaged by his comments on race and sex.

Dr. Watson was one of three recipients of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for decoding the genetic blueprint for life.

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His decoding of the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th ...

James Watson, who co-won the Nobel Prize for discovering DNA's structure, was a towering and controversial figure in science.

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double helix structure, dies at 97. His Nobel Prize-winning work revolutionised medicine ...

Remembered for breakthrough with Francis Crick, Watson was later ostracised by the scientific establishment over comments on ...