James Watson’s work on the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA led to a revolution in biology and genetics ...

The scientist leaves behind a complicated legacy after making a slew of offensive remarks during the later part of his life.

The American biologist whose name became synonymous with the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, died Thursday.

American scientist, James Watson, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA, has died at the age of 97. Watson, alongside Francis Crick, identified the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, a ...

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix structure, has died at 97. The Nobel Prize winner made the groundbreaking ...

James Watson pioneered molecular biology through his co-discovery of DNA’s double helix structure, but his prejudiced views turned him into an outcast.

The study reveals how hair pigment stem cells respond to DNA damage by making fate decisions that can result in either hair graying or the development of melanoma. Throughout life, our cells face ...

Gray hair in mice signals successful elimination of cancer-prone stem cells. Study offers clues about melanoma risk in humans ...

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

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 ...

The co-discoverer of the structure of DNA helped to strengthen a US research institute and wrote a classic textbook, but also ...