James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution ...

Often celebrated as a pioneer of genetics alongside Francis Crick, racist and sexist remarks tarnished his reputation in ...

James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist ...

One hundred years after the heroic journey to Nome, scientists reveal how Balto's DNA explains his incredible endurance and ...

The Department of Bioethics will host a talk with Charles Rotimi, scientific director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health, Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 11 a ...

The breakthrough turned the Nobel Prize-winning biologist into a hallowed figure in the world of science. But he later faced ...

The co-discoverer of the structure of DNA helped to strengthen a US research institute and wrote a classic textbook, but also ...

The newly assembled chromosome-level genome of Diospyros deyangensis (“Deyangshi”), an autotetraploid wild persimmon species, ...

His decoding of the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th ...