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

James “Jim” D. Watson, who helped discover the structure of DNA at age 25 and went on to spend 21 years as a Harvard biology ...

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

Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, holds the responsibility to carry genetic instructions that further go on to define physical ...

Google's Doodle on 13 November 13 celebrates DNA, the molecule of life. It highlights its structure and significance, ...

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

With “Crick: A Mind in Motion,” the British biologist Matthew Cobb aims for the tricky “middle path”: a life vivid enough to ...

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 ...

James Watson, who has died aged 97, was the 25-year-old American biologist who in 1953, with Francis Crick, revealed the double helix structure of DNA, the chemical from which genes are made. For this ...

Malignancies that meant a certain quick death not long ago have become treatable, even curable.

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Shape shifts happen all around you. Cells stretch, tissues curl, and living structures shift their form as naturally as breathing. Scientists have tried to copy those abilities for years, hoping to ...