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

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

This monumental scientific achievement occurred within a context of intense international collaboration, rapid technical ...

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

Betrayal, ambition and the double helix: turning Rosalind Franklin’s story and the discovery of the structure of DNA into an ...

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.

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

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

The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we ...

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

DNA isn't just a long string of genetic code, but an intricate 3D structure folded inside each cell. That means the tools ...

Scientists from Oxford's Radcliffe Department of Medicine have achieved the most detailed view yet of how DNA folds and ...