James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution ...

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

Scientist helped break new ground in study of genetics, but later caused outcry with promotion of racist ideas.

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.

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

For nearly 70 years, a swatch taken by a US officer from Hitler's Berlin bunker in 1945 remained hidden. Its purchase by a ...

Betrayal, ambition and the double helix: turning Rosalind Franklin’s story and the discovery of the structure of DNA into an ...

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

James Watson, who shared the Nobel prize for his work on DNA’s molecular structure, has died at the age of 97.

The human genome is riddled with relics of viral infections—bits of DNA from viruses that have been inserted in human DNA over millions of years and never left. Most are silent but some have taken on ...

CMPD Cold Case Unit identifies Kenneth McCarthy as the victim whose remains were found in 2016 using genetic genealogy.