James Watson, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, has died. Watson was 97 years old and passed away after a brief illness. His groundbreaking ...

James D. Watson, who co-discovered the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at 97. He was part of the team that distinguished the twisted-ladder structure, which helped guide a revolution in medicine, ...

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, according to ...

That realization was a breakthrough. It instantly suggested how hereditary information is stored and how cells duplicate their DNA when they divide. The duplication begins with the two strands of DNA ...

Vehicle overturned after a seven-vehicle collision on the Northeast Side on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. The San Antonio Police Department said four people were transported to local hospitals with ...

On a foggy Saturday morning in 1953, a tall, skinny 24-year-old man fiddled with shapes he had cut out of cardboard. They represented fragments of a DNA molecule, and young James Watson was trying to ...