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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: PNAS - James D. Watson (1928 - 2025): Influencer of science and society. | Oct 27, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Simons Foundation - James D. Watson. | May 29, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rocky Mountain PBS - Decoding Watson. | Mar 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: News at Miami University - James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science from monumental discoveries to sexism and cutthroat competition. | Jan 30, 2026 | ||
| Added a Top Questions section. | Nov 07, 2025 | ||
| Noted that he died on November 6, 2025. | Nov 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - James Watson: Scientist loses titles after claims over race. | Sep 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CellPress - Half a Century of DNAJames Watson's Life in the Molecular Genetics Revolution. | Jul 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - James Watson: The Double Helix and Beyond. | May 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Independent - James Watson: The most controversial statements made by the father of DNA. | Oct 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The New York Times - James Watson Had a Chance to Salvage His Reputation on Race. He Made Things Worse. | May 25, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: DNA from the Beginning - James Watson (1928-). | Jan 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - American Masters - James Watson. | Nov 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: My Hero - Biography of James Dewey Watson. | Sep 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Australian Dictionary of Biography - James Watson. | Jul 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - James Dewey Watson (1928�): Co-discoverer of the structure of DNA. | Jan 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - James D. Watson. | Dec 16, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of James Watson. | Feb 28, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - DNA Learning Center - Biography of James Dewey Watson. | Feb 28, 2019 | ||
| Added mention that the Cold Spring Harbor administration divested Watson of remaining honorary titles in January 2019. | Jan 22, 2019 | ||
| Replaced photographs. | Apr 04, 2018 | ||
| Changed article title from James Dewey Watson to James Watson. | Nov 18, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Biography of James Watson. | Aug 15, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academy of Achievement - Biography of James D. Watson. | May 22, 2014 | ||
| Replaced video. | Mar 26, 2013 | ||
| Photo added. | Feb 09, 2011 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 06, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: TIME 100: James Watson & Francis Crick. | Jul 10, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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