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James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Double-Helix Shape of DNA, Has Died at Age 97

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The Associated Press

13:51 JST, November 8, 2025

James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97.

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