Starting Friday, the non-profit X Prize Foundation and private firm Knome are auctioning a whole genome sequence on eBay. The highest bidder will walk away with a full readout of ...

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James Watson – the Nobel laureate co-credited with the discovery of DNA's double-helix structure, but whose reputation was ...

The scientist leaves behind a complicated legacy after making a slew of offensive remarks during the later part of his life.

James D. Watson, the molecular biologist who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, has died at the age of ...

James Watson, one half of the historic University of Cambridge team who discovered the structure of DNA in 1953, has died ...

Researchers at UTHealth Houston are transforming skin cells into miniature brains to study schizophrenia and other mental ...

The Nobel Prize-winning biologist was in fact one of the earliest victims of cancel culture in 2007, when, in an interview ...

Millions struggle with depression and anxiety, often enduring long waits for effective treatment. Scientists in Sweden, Denmark, and Germany are developing a genetic test to predict which medications ...

Federal research funding to universities has fueled breakthroughs for years. The White House is pressuring universities to ...

The American biologist whose name became synonymous with the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, died Thursday.