(CNN) — James Watson, a renowned molecular biologist and one of the Nobel Prize winners for discovering the structure of DNA, died Thursday after a brief illness, according to a statement from his ...

James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97. The ...

How do we reckon with the legacy of people who have done excellent work, but who have said or done terrible things? Last week, James Watson died at the age of 97. Watson’s scientific work was ...

James Watson -- the Nobel laureate co-credited with the discovery of DNA's double-helix structure, but whose reputation was tainted by his repeated racist remarks -- has died aged 97. The eminent ...

James Watson speaks at a 2016 event for undergraduates in Harvard's Science Center. The talk was organized by Organismic and Evolutionary Biology lecturer Andrew J. Berry.By Savannah I. Whaley When ...

James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97. The ...