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

The scientist leaves behind a complicated legacy after making a slew of offensive remarks during the later part of his life.

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

James Watson’s work on the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA led to a revolution in biology and genetics ...

His collaboration with biophysicist Francis Crick on the molecular key to all living organisms would make him one of the most ...

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix structure, has died at 97. The Nobel Prize winner made the groundbreaking ...

James Watson, who helped discover DNA’s double-helix structure, has died at the age of 97 following a brief illness.

Often celebrated as a pioneer of genetics alongside Francis Crick, racist and sexist remarks tarnished his reputation in ...

James Watson, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, has died. Watson was 97 years old and passed away after a brief illness. His groundbreaking ...

US biochemist was responsible with the UK’s Francis Crick for 20th century’s most important biological discovery ...

James D. Watson, who discovered the DNA double-helix structure and is regarded as a symbolic figure in 20th-century life ...