"James Watson, one of three scientists credited with discovery DNA's double-helix structure, has died at the age of 97. He died in hospice care on Long Island in New York. The Chicago-born researcher received the 1962 Nobel Prize alongside Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins. They are credited with discovering that DNA, which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, consists of two strands that coil around each other. Cells duplicate their DNA when they divide in a process where the two strands of the double helix pulling apart from each other."
"Watson later faced condemnation for racist remarks. In 2007, he said that he was pessimistic about development in Africa and claimed that Black people are less intelligent than whites. He said he stood by the statement several years later in a television documentary aired in 2019. The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), which he had led for decades, decried the statement as Watson's "reckless personal opinions" and severed all ties with him."
James Watson died at age 97 in hospice care on Long Island, New York. He shared the 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for identifying DNA's double-helix structure. They showed that DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, consists of two strands that coil around each other. Cells duplicate their DNA during division when the two strands of the double helix pull apart. The double helix became a broadly recognized symbol of science. Watson made widely condemned racist remarks, notably in 2007 claiming Black people are less intelligent than whites and reiterating that view in a 2019 documentary. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory denounced the remarks as "reckless personal opinions" and severed ties with him.
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