Black-and-white image of James Watson, wearing a black jacket over a shirt and tie, poses in a room with a model of the DNA double helix, which he co-discovered in 1953, in the background.
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James Watson pioneered molecular biology through his co-discovery of DNA’s double helix structure, but his prejudiced views turned him into an outcast.

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NSF Grant Funding Is Racially Biased, Study Finds

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Q&A: Paleontology’s Colonial Legacy

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The Right Chemistry, 1935

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Analysis: Asian Researchers Scarce Among Biomedical Award Winners

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Opinion: Policymakers’ Harmful Anti-China Obsession

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Howard Bauchner Leaves JAMA Following Podcast Fallout

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Leader of the Pack, 1903–1994

Real Life TS Book Club Discussion

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Top JAMA Editor on Leave in Fallout Over Racism Podcast

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The Ear as a Therapeutic Gateway to the Vagus Nerve

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Universe 25 Experiment

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T Cell Nomenclature Gets an Update

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Freeze-Tolerant Frogs Power Organ Cryopreservation Strategies

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges

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January 2026, Issue 1

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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An Automated DNA-to-Data Framework for Production-Scale Sequencing

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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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Organoid Origins and How to Grow Them

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