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 ...

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

James D. Watson, an Indiana University alumnus and co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, died Thursday in a hospice center ...

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died ...

James D Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix structure and Nobel laureate, has died at 97. His groundbreaking work with Francis Crick transformed modern genetics and biotechnology.

Betrayal, ambition and the double helix: turning Rosalind Franklin’s story and the discovery of the structure of DNA into an ...

Photos and letters show how James Watson and Francis Crick raced to uncover the double helix structure of DNA.

The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we ...

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

DNA isn't just a long string of genetic code, but an intricate 3D structure folded inside each cell. That means the tools ...

On a foggy Saturday morning in 1953, a tall, skinny 24-year-old man fiddled with shapes he had cut out of cardboard. They ...