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

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

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 – the Nobel laureate co-credited with the discovery of DNA's double-helix structure, but whose reputation was ...

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

In February 1953, two men walked into a pub in Cambridge and announced they had found "the secret of life". It was not an ...

The discovery of the DNA structure sparked a flurry of new research, birthing fields like molecular biology, biotechnology, ...

James D. Watson, who co-discovered the double helix structure of DNA in 1953, has died at 97, leaving behind a legacy of ...

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

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

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

James D. Watson, the brilliant but controversial American biologist whose 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA, the ...