James Watson, Who Helped Discover DNA’s Double-Helix Structure, Dies at 97

Legendary scientist James Watson has died at the age of 97 Watson helped discover DNA’s double helix structure and won a ...
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Cleaning up maternal mRNA messages is key to starting life's engine

Researchers discovered that embryos must clear maternal mRNAs to develop properly. When cleanup fails, it causes aberrant ...

James Watson, co-discoverer of the shape of DNA and Nobel Prize winner, dies at 97

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

Largest RNA language model to date offers new way to predict behavior and boost drug discovery

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

Cambridge scientist James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix structure, dies aged 97

James Watson, one half of the historic University of Cambridge team who discovered the structure of DNA in 1953, has died ...

The Genetic Powers of These Tiny Creatures Could Make Us Superhuman

A new study exploring the structure of a tardigrade’s DNA damage-supressor protein could unlock a pathway to new levels of ...
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RNA Molecules Alter Genome Structure to Silence Critical Neuronal Genes During Stress

What if the brain's response to stress could be read not in fleeting neurotransmitter bursts, but in the quieting of genes deep inside chromatin? Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham ...
eLife

Profiling of terminating ribosomes reveals translational control at stop codons

This manuscript reports on the application of ribosome profiling (EZRA-seq and eRF1-seq) combined with massively parallel reporter assays to identify and characterize a GA-rich element associated with ...