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FILE – U.S. Nobel laureate, biologist James Watson speaks at the Russian Academy of Sciences, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97

November 7, 2025 at 4:02 p.m.

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.

This image provided by the CNRS Marc Jeannerod Institute of Cognitive Science in Lyon, France, shows brain activity in a patient before, top row, and after vagus nerve stimulation. Warmer colors indicate an increase of connectivity. In a report published Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, French doctors say they restored some signs of consciousness in a brain-injured man who hadn't shown any awareness in 15 years.

Vegetative-state patient responds to experimental therapy after 15 years

June 2, 2018 at 11:42 a.m.

French researchers say they restored some signs of consciousness in a brain-injured man who hadn't shown any awareness in 15 years. During months of experimental treatment, his gaze could follow...

Hidden hearing loss: Loud noises are more dangerous previously thought

June 5, 2018 at 7:14 p.m.

Matt Garlock has trouble making out what his friends say in loud bars, but when he got a hearing test, the result was normal. Recent research may have found an...

In eating habits, size does matter

August 21, 2021 at 10:57 a.m.

How much candy is enough? It depends on how big the candy scoop is. At least that is a key factor, says a study that offers new evidence that people...

YOUR WORST NIGHTMARES

August 10, 2021 at 7:11 a.m.

People who suffered chronic nightmares for an average of 21 years showed marked improvement after a single visit to a psychiatrist, a study says. Patients were taught techniques that involved...

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