/oss/taxonomy/term/843/all en /oss/article/history-general-science/molecular-structure-dna-and-dream-staircase-wasnt <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in the <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/the-right-chemistry-the-molecular-structure-of-dna-and-a-dream-staircase-that-wasnt">Montreal Gazette</a>.</em></p> Fri, 19 Jan 2024 21:19:06 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9811 at /oss /oss/article/health-news-you-asked/what-are-we-make-dr-watsons-article-open-biology-re-antioxidants-may-have-caused-more-cancers-those <p>When Dr. Jim Watson speaks, people listen. But they don't always hear the right things. Many press accounts reported that Watson had said that antioxidants cause cancer. He didn't say that. He questioned the use of antioxidant supplements by people undergoing cancer treatment. Watson's words carry a lot of weight because it was he, along with Francis Crick who in 1953 produced one of the most important research papers in the history of science.</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:26:28 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1855 at /oss