Fluorogenic DNA aptamers produce light only in the correct structural state, enabling programmable molecular logic, ...

American geneticist who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the double helix structure of DNA. Born on April 6, 1928 in Chicago, IL, USA, he died aged 97 years in East Northport on Long Island, NY, ...

Mitochondria are often described as the cell’s power plants, but a wave of new research suggests their genetic material may ...

His collaboration with biophysicist Francis Crick on the molecular key to all living organisms would make him one of the most influential figures in modern science.

A remarkable female scientist, for so long overlooked for her contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA, will be ...

Few science books have managed to make readers laugh, gasp, and learn all at once, but The Double Helix by James D. Watson does just that. Published in 1968, this iconic memoir pulls readers straight ...

Google featured a special doodle on Thursday (13 November) celebrating the molecule that holds the very blueprint of life — deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA. Today's Google Doodle turns the spotlight on ...

Centuries-old genetic material can solve historical mysteries, from lost species to what killed Napoleon’s army.

James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97. The ...