James D. Watson, the American molecular biologist who helped discover the structure of DNA, has died aged 97, reigniting ...

One of the most well-known figures in modern science, James D. Watson, died on November 6, 2025, at the age of 97.

Watson’s 1953 discovery revealed the structure of DNA, the molecule that carries hereditary information, paving the way for genetic engineering, gene therapy and modern biotechnology ...

Who was James D Watson? At 25, James D. Watson stepped into a world of science that was about to change forever. He played a ...

The breakthrough turned the Nobel Prize-winning biologist into a hallowed figure in the world of science. But he later faced condemnation and professional censure for remarks deemed racist.

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97.

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

Molecular biologist James Watson died at a hospice in East Northport, New York, on Thursday. He was 97. Watson's death was ...

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

On a foggy Saturday morning in 1953, a tall, skinny 24-year-old man fiddled with shapes he had cut out of cardboard. They ...

James D. Watson, an American biologist whose 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA ushered in the age of genetics, has died ...

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