在生命科学的宏伟叙事中，DNA修复常常被描绘成一个英雄般的篇章。细胞内精密的分子机器夜以继日地巡逻，一旦发现DNA序列上出现断裂，尤其是最凶险的双链断裂 (Double-Strand Breaks, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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