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.The ...

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How do we reckon with the legacy of people who have done excellent work, but who have said or done terrible things? Last week, James Watson died at the age of 97. Watson’s scientific work was ...

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