By blending scientific accuracy with creative design, one builder hopes to make the history of DNA accessible, interactive, ...
The duplication begins with the two strands of DNA pulling apart like a zipper.Even among non-scientists, the double helix would become an instantly recognized symbol of science, showing up in such ...
DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions it can temporarily fold into unusual shapes. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have now shown ...
James D. Watson, the brilliant but controversial American biologist whose 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA, the molecule of heredity, ushered in the age of genetics and provided the foundation ...
James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97.The ...