He helped to reveal the structure of life’s code, transformed science education and research, and remained a deeply controversial figure to the end.
Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died.
His decoding of the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th ...
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 ...
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 Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix structure, has died at 97. The Nobel Prize winner made the groundbreaking ...
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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.
Paulette M. Watson, 81, of Springfield, passed away at Springfield Regional on Sunday evening, October 26, 2025. She was born in Springfield on June 20, 1944, the daughter of the late Clarence Riley ...
James Watson -- the Nobel laureate co-credited with the discovery of DNA's double-helix structure, but whose reputation was ...
Dr. Roger "Doc" Tilley, 72, passed away on October 22, 2025. A visitation will be held at Smith Benton Funeral Home, 322 N. Market St., Benton, Ark., on Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 1-2 p.m., ...
Tape #10 in a collection of original live recordings of Doc Watson (guitar and banjo) and Jean Ritchie (dulcimer) playing and singing Appalachian folk ballads, reels, and square dance tunes.