On a foggy Saturday morning in 1953, a tall, skinny 24-year-old man fiddled with shapes he had cut out of cardboard. They ...
This monumental scientific achievement occurred within a context of intense international collaboration, rapid technical ...
The discovery of the DNA structure sparked a flurry of new research, birthing fields like molecular biology, biotechnology, ...
At first, James Watson terrified me. It was 1991 and my first day as the new science writer at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
In his later years, Watson's reputation was tarnished by comments on genetics and race that led him to be ostracized by the ...
James D. Watson, the man who helped reveal the shape of life itself, has died at 97. His discovery of DNA’s double helix ...
James D Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure, has died at 97.Watson was an American biologist whose work ...
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 ...
Scientist helped break new ground in study of genetics, but later caused outcry with promotion of racist ideas.
Near the end of his life, he faced condemnation and professional censure for offensive remarks, including saying Black people ...
US biochemist was responsible with the UK’s Francis Crick for 20th century’s most important biological discovery ...