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

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

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

James Dewey Watson is best known for his Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the structure of DNA. Controversy around who should ...

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

James Dewey Watson, Nobel Prize winner and “semi-professional loose cannon” whose racist views made him a scientific pariah ...

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

James Dewey Watson, who helped reveal DNA’s double-helix structure, kicked off the Human Genome Project, and became infamous for his racist, sexist, and otherwise offensive statements, has died. He ...

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 ...