“DNA” Nobel Prize will be given back to scientist who sold it, said Russian buyer

The "DNA Prize" was given in 1962 (Image: NIST)

The richest man in Russia, Alisher Usmanov, said he will return the Nobel Prize to the American scientist James Watson. The golden medal was bought at auction last week per $ 4.8m. It was the first prize of the type to be sold by a living recipient, revealed BBC News.

According to the news, Watson had planned to donate part of the money to support scientific research. He received the prize in 1962, along with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, after discovering the structure of DNA.

"In my opinion, a situation in which an outstanding scientist has to sell a medal recognising his achievements is unacceptable," declared Usmanov to BBC. Read the original news here.