Dr. Watson was one of three recipients of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for decoding the genetic blueprint ...

He helped to reveal the structure of life’s code, transformed science education and research, and remained a deeply controversial figure to the end.

Google's tool for predicting how proteins “fold” turns 5 this year. How is it fitting into biological research—and where is ...

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

The animated Google Doodle dives into DNA, the foundation of biology, which carries genetic instructions for all living ...

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 former ...

His collaboration with biophysicist Francis Crick on the molecular key to all living organisms would make him one of the most influential figures in modern science.

Francis Crick's biography is full of surprises as author Matthew Cobb reveals the life and work of the co-discoverer of DNA's ...

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.

For decades, biologists treated DNA as a static string of letters, a linear code that cells read like text on a page. A new ...

This revelation was not a mere boast but the culmination of intense research into the structure of DNA by American biologist James Watson and British physicist Francis Crick. Their discovery has since ...