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James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97 (globalnews.ca)

submitted 1 week ago by dude@lemmings.world to c/news@lemmings.world

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[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Rosalind Franklin discovered this. Watson and Crick stole her work and got all the fame

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

I'm all for women getting the recognition they deserve but this is a widely discredited hottake

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Co-discoverer alongside Rosalind Franklin

[–] spykee@lemmings.world 8 points 1 week ago

Gonna upvote everybody who mentioned Rosalind Franklin.
Watson & and his side-kick, Crick, merely copied from her assignment and dashed.

[–] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also an enormous misogynist and racist. Good fuckin riddance.

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I came here to ask “is he the one who is a dickhead?”

I’ve met some nice science guys but I heard this guy was actually a dickhead.

[–] Quexotic 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is a better article

https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/james-watson-remembrance-from-dna-pioneer-to-pariah/

And this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Franklin

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Thief.