There’s more to dna than just the double helix we know and love: under some conditions this familiar molecule can take on ...

By the time James Watson died earlier this month at the age of 97, he was one of the world’s most famous — and infamous — scientists. In 1953, he and three fellow researchers co-discovered the ...

He helped to reveal the structure of life’s code, transformed science education and research, and remained a deeply controversial figure to the end.

Funding cuts, visa restrictions, and assaults on the scientific enterprise itself threaten to turn the next generation’s ...

(Reuters) -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 ...

Many people picture the classic double-stranded helix when picturing a molecule of DNA, but DNA is also capable of forming far more complex structures. Usually though, those structures are not ...

The double helix on the doodle Today's Google doodle aims to serve as an educational tool to encourage people to explore genetics. As a reader hovers over the doodle, it says 'Learning about DNA' and ...

On April 21, thousands of scientists gathered in South San Francisco, Calif. to form the world's largest DNA helix. Organized by Genentech, Inc., a biotechnology company that produces research in ...

Researchers have identified a new way to measure DNA torsional stiffness -- how much resistance the helix offers when twisted -- information that can potentially shed light on how cells work. Cornell ...

SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Helix, a personal genomics company, today launched the first online marketplace for DNA-powered products that offer insights on ancestry, entertainment, family, ...