James Watson, co-discoverer of shape of DNA, dies
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Photos and letters show how James Watson and Francis Crick raced to uncover the double helix structure of DNA.
Scientists from Oxford's Radcliffe Department of Medicine have achieved the most detailed view yet of how DNA folds and functions inside living cells, revealing the physical structures that control when and how genes are switched on.
Nobel laureate James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double-helix structure, dies at 97; his legacy remains controversial.