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James Watson, who co-discovered DNA double helix, dies at 97
Al Jazeera
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Scientist helped break new ground in study of genetics, but later caused outcry with promotion of racist ideas.
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Scientist helped break new ground in study of genetics, but later caused outcry with promotion of racist ideas.
His decoding of the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. He wrote a celebrated memoir and later ignited an uproar with racist views.
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix structure, has died at 97. The Nobel Prize winner made the groundbreaking discovery in 1953 at just 24 years old.
