DNA Pioneer James Watson Dies at 97 in New York
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Published: Nov 08, 2025, 11:08 IST | Updated: Nov 08, 2025, 11:08 IST
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James Watson — the Nobel laureate co-credited with the pivotal discovery of DNA's double-helix structure, but whose career was later tainted by his repeated racist remarks — has died, his former lab said on Friday (November 7, 2025). He was 97.
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