US EditionDNA Pioneer James D. Watson Dies at 97, Cold Spring Harbor Confirms
- On Thursday, James D. Watson, molecular biologist and co-discoverer of DNA's double helix, died at 97 in East Northport, New York, his son said he was moved to hospice after infection treatment.
- Watson and Francis Crick described the double-helix structure of DNA when James D. Watson was 24, earning a 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins and helping launch the Human Genome Project.
- The discovery opened the door to gene therapies, forensic DNA identification and tracing family trees, while the double helix became a cultural symbol and James D. Watson later had the six billion base pairs of his DNA sequenced.
- Amid controversy, Watson faced condemnation for racist remarks, leading Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory to revoke honors and suspend him in 2007, said Paul Lombardo.
- His career left a complicated legacy as James D. Watson, molecular biologist, used his prestige to lead Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for nearly 40 years and in 2014 donated $4.1 million from his Nobel Prize auction to charity.
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American molecular biologist and one of the discoverers of the structure of DNA, James Watson, who won the Nobel Prize in 1962 for his work, has died at the age of 97. The New York Times reported on his death on Thursday, calling Watson's role in deciphering DNA so great that he deserves to be ranked among the most prominent scientists of the 20th century. However, in recent decades, his reputation has been somewhat damaged by his controversial …
As one of the discoverers of the DNA double helix, James Watson received the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Later, however, he caused indignation with racist statements. Now he died at the age of 97.
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