He helped to reveal the structure of life’s code, transformed science education and research, and remained a deeply controversial figure to the end.
James Watson, who has died aged 97, was the 25-year-old American biologist who in 1953, with Francis Crick, revealed the double helix structure of DNA, the chemical from which genes are made. For this ...
James “Jim” D. Watson, who helped discover the structure of DNA at age 25 and went on to spend 21 years as a Harvard biology ...
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The Paradox of James Watson

The discovery of DNA was evidence of how deeply interconnected humans are, but the late scientist saw only difference.
James Watson, a renowned molecular biologist and one of the Nobel Prize winners for discovering the structure of DNA, died ...
The US Senate took a major step toward ending the longest government shutdown in American history when it cleared the way for ...