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

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

The American biologist whose name became synonymous with the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, died Thursday.

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

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

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

As one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century, James Watson pioneered the field of genetics and left behind a complicated legacy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Watson’s 1953 discovery revealed the structure of DNA, the molecule that carries hereditary information, paving the way for genetic engineering, gene therapy and modern biotechnology ...