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

The discovery of DNA was evidence of how deeply interconnected humans are, but the late scientist saw only difference.

In 1953, James Watson, a 25-year-old researcher at the University of Cambridge, visited Maurice Wilkins, a researcher at King ...

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

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

James Watson pioneered molecular biology through his co-discovery of DNA’s double helix structure, but his prejudiced views turned him into an outcast.

James D. Watson, an American biologist whose 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA ushered in the age of genetics, has died ...

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