(FILES) Dr. James Watson attends the Sing For Hope 10th Anniversary Gala on October 24, 2016 in New York City. James Watson -- the Nobel laureate co-credited with the pivotal discovery of DNA's double-helix structure, but whose career was later tainted by his repeated racist remarks -- has died, his former lab said on November 7, 2025. He was 97. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)