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Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died.

Dr. Watson was one of three recipients of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for decoding the genetic blueprint for life.

In his later years, Watson's reputation was tarnished by comments on genetics and race that led him to be ostracized by the ...

James Watson, a renowned molecular biologist and one of the Nobel Prize winners for discovering the structure of DNA, died ...

His decoding of the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th ...

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