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 ...

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

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

In his later years, Watson's reputation was tarnished by comments on genetics and race that led him to be ostracized by the ...

His decoding of the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th ...

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 ...

The Age of AI will rely on massive volumes of data that can be easily stored and retrieved—and bioscience may have an ingenious solution. A scientist examines a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profile on ...

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