Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Watson was both a towering and controversial figure in science. Gerhard Rauchwetter/picture alliance via Getty Images Watson ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Watson in 1993: he called Prince Charles 'a Luddite' and controversially portrayed Rosalind Franklin as being dour, dowdy ...

James Dewey Watson, who died on Nov 6, was one of the most famous names in modern science. He was an American biologist best known for discovering the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule that ...

The passing of James Watson this month is a reminder of how much of our health and prosperity we owe to fundamental science discoveries that often take decades to bear practical fruit — and of how ...

Molecular Biologist Dr. James Watson attends the 10th Anniversary Sing For Hope Gala at Tribeca Rooftop on October 24, 2016 in New York City. Credit - Mike Pont; WireImage There's no telling how the ...

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 provided the foundation ...

Watson attended the University of Chicago at age 15, initially intending to become an ornithologist. After reading Erwin Schrödinger’s book of collected public lectures on the chemistry and physics of ...