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

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

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

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

Nobel laureate James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double-helix structure, dies at 97; his legacy remains controversial.

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

His collaboration with biophysicist Francis Crick on the molecular key to all living organisms would make him one of the most ...

The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed. The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed by a ...

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.

The breakthrough did not come until 1953, when Watson visited Wilkins at King’s College in London, and Wilkins showed him a ...