James Watson in his office at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, America. The discovery of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, more commonly known as DNA, has been the foundation for much scientific work (Image: Dan Callister / Rex Features)
James Watson and Craig Venter are two of the most influential scientists of the past century, their legacies entwined with the molecule of life, DNA. They are also the first people to have had their entire genomes sequenced. With their respective autobiographies about to hit the bookstores, Peter Aldhous spoke to them about their lives in science
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