In 1869, Swiss scientist Friedrich Miescher isolated a mysterious substance from cell nuclei—an overlooked finding that would ...

This biography of the 1962 Nobel Prize-winning scientist reveals a mighty intellect who loved the arts as much as science.

By blending scientific accuracy with creative design, one builder hopes to make the history of DNA accessible, interactive, ...

There's something uniquely frustrating about the world of scientific discovery. We celebrate the names we know, the heroes ...

I first met James Watson, who died last week at the age of 97, when he was the Director at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island. I was still a relatively young PhD student at Notre Dame, but ...

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

Dr. James Watson poses with the original DNA model on May 20, 2005. New York—James Watson—the Nobel laureate co-credited with the discovery of DNA’s double-helix structure, but whose reputation was ...

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 ...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — James D. Watson, the pioneering molecular biologist whose 1953 co‑discovery of the DNA double‑helix reshaped science, died this week at 97, according to the Associated Press ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — James D. Watson, the brilliant but controversial American biologist whose 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA, the molecule of heredity, ushered in the age of genetics and ...