The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves

The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we ...
Nature

DNA pioneer James Watson has died ― colleagues wrestle with his legacy

The co-discoverer of the structure of DNA helped to strengthen a US research institute and wrote a classic textbook, but also ...

James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA, has died at age 97

James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist ...

James D. Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97

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

Ladbroke Grove shooting: Gunman pictured for first time

A gunman who shot an eight-year-old girl and her dad while disguised as a Deliveroo rider has been pictured for the first time. Jazz Reid fired a volley of 11 shots, hitting the child twice and the 34 ...