Thiruvananthapuram: The scientific community at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB) on Saturday mourned the passing of Prof James D. Watson, Nobel Laureate and former President of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), USA one of the most influential figures in modern biology.

Dr. Watson, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for deciphering the double-helix structure of DNA, revolutionised the understanding of life at the molecular level and laid the groundwork for modern genetics and biotechnology.

“Dr. Watson achieved one of the most significant breakthroughs in science by solving the structure of DNA, which provided the foundation for the biotechnology revolution of the late 20th century,” said Dr. T.R.

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