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

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

US biochemist was responsible with the UK’s Francis Crick for 20th century’s most important biological discovery ...

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

James D Watson, the Nobel-winning co-discoverer of DNA's double helix, has died at 97. His legacy blends scientific triumph ...

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

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

Dr. Watson was one of three recipients of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for decoding the genetic blueprint for life.