The discovery of the DNA structure sparked a flurry of new research, birthing fields like molecular biology, biotechnology, ...

Francis Crick's biography is full of surprises as author Matthew Cobb reveals the life and work of the co-discoverer of DNA's ...

A groundbreaking DNA study has unveiled a hidden chapter in human evolution, revealing that all modern humans evolved from ...

Sohini Ramachandran is a professor of biology, data science, and computer science at Brown University. C. Brandon Ogbunu is ...

Every face carries a story, shaped long before birth by a quiet choreography of genes switching on and off at just the right ...

RNA plays a vital role in how our genes are expressed and how diseases develop. Yet, because RNA molecules constantly change ...

In 1953, 25-year-old researcher James Watson from the University of Cambridge in the UK visited Maurice Wilkins, a researcher ...

Watson co-discover the double-helix structure of DNA, but his reputation was later damaged by his comments on race and sex.

Nobel Prize-winning American scientist James Watson, one of the co-discoverers of the DNA structure, has passed away at the ...

This monumental scientific achievement occurred within a context of intense international collaboration, rapid technical ...

James Watson, who died last week at the age of 97, had several graceless moments in his life, including serious streaks of misogyny, racism and homophobia. And while these lamentable incidents ...