Scientific pioneer James Watson, who discovered the structure of DNA with his colleague Francis Crick, has died at the age of 97, the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, with which he worked, announced Friday. His pioneering work in science had been tarnished by racist comments.

Published on: 07/11/2025 - 9:17 p.m. Modified on: 07/11/2025 - 9:38 p.m.

Co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962, the American James Watson, who revolutionized science by discovering the structure of DNA with his colleague Francis Crick, died at the age of 97, the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), with which he worked, announced on Friday, November 7.

His pioneering work in science had been tarnished by racist remarks, which forced him to resign from his position within this prestigious laboratory at the age of 80. Banished by part of the scientific community, he decided in 2014 to auction off his Nobel medal.

With AFP

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