Word emerged over the weekend that James D. Watson, whose co-discovery in 1953 of the structure of DNA is one of the landmarks of 20th-century biological science, is putting his Nobel Prize ...

A Nobel Prize-winning American scientist and DNA pioneer has been stripped of his honorary titles at the laboratory he once led after repeating racist comments in a documentary.

James D. Watson's 1962 Nobel Prize medal for sharing in the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, the foundation of the new science of genomics, sold for $4.1 million at auction on Thursday.

James D. Watson, the 1962 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, will become the first living Nobel laureate to have his prize sold.

Nobel laureate James D. Watson peered deep into his genome yesterday. And soon, anyone else interested in his genetic makeup will be able to do the same. Scientists in Houston presented Watson ...

James D. Watson’s 1962 award, for the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, is expected to sell for at least $2.5 million. In a 2007 interview, he made offensive remarks about black ...

MOSCOW — Russia's richest man says he has bought James D. Watson's Nobel Prize medal at Christie's in order to return it to the scientist. Alisher Usmanov, a metal and telecommunications tycoon ...

By James D. Watson, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 288 pages, $29. Originally Published: November 13, 2014 at 9:44 AM CST. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook; ...

In recent years, most headlines regarding James D. Watson, the co-discoverer of DNA’s structure, have been related to his controversial remarks about gender, race, and sexuality. Just last week ...

Credit: ©2014 James D. Watson NEW YORK – JUNE 5, 2014 – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press is pleased to announce the publication of Father to Son: Truth, Reason, and Decency by James D. Watson.