US EditionJames Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
- 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 scientist and Nobel laureate James Watson, who, together with his colleagues, discovered in 1953 that the structure of DNA has the shape of a double helix, a turning point in modern medicine and molecular biology, has died at the age of 98.
American biologist James Watson, who contributed to the discovery of the double structure of DNA, died at the age of 97. Except for a part of the scientific community, he sold it at Nobel medal tender...
American scientist James Watson, Nobel Prize winner and one of those who discovered the DNA structure, died at the age of 97, reports BBC.
James Watson, DNA Pioneer and Nobel Prize Winner, Dies
James Watson, who helped discover the double-helix structure of DNA that's the blueprint for human life, has died. He was 97 and died Thursday in hospice care in East Northport, New York, the New York Times reports. Watson was 25 years old when he and Francis Crick published their landmark...
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