American scientist James Watson died at the age of 98.

American scientist James Watson, who, together with Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA in 1953, has died at the age of 97. This was reported on November 7 by National Geographic magazine.

"James Watson, one of the discoverers of the DNA double helix, has died at the age of 97," the publication says.

In addition to his work on the discovery of the structure of DNA, he also conducted research on the role of RNA in protein synthesis and participated in the Human Genome project. Watson is considered one of the most important scientists of the last century.

During his career, the scientist managed to work at Harvard University, and was also the director of the Laboratory of quantitative biology at Cold Spring Harbor. According to The New York Times, Watson managed to turn a "relatively small institution with a troubled past" into one of the largest microbiology centers in the world.

In addition, the biologist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962, and also received the Lomonosov Grand Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the US National Science Medal.

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