In 1963, Popular Science reported on the Nobel Prize-winning discovery, and the woman who was left out of the accolades. By Bill Gourgey Published May 31, 2022 7:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science ...
In the middle of the 20th century, accumulating data suggested that DNA carries life’s genetic information. Biochemists around the world raced to determine its structure. The competition led to some ...
NEW YORK — The discovery of DNA’s double helix structure 70 years ago opened up a world of new science — and also sparked disputes over who contributed what and who deserves credit. Now, two ...
A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.
Colibactin is a powerful toxin produced by Escherichia coli and other bacteria living in the human gut. This highly unstable ...
The story of the discovery of the structure of the Double Helix is well-known, but have often erased Rosalind Franklin (Photo ...
In the grand hall of scientific “Eureka!” moments, few have been paraded around as proudly as the discovery of DNA’s double helix—the so-called blueprint of life, the sacred code behind genetics, ...
Fluorogenic DNA aptamers produce light only in the correct structural state, enabling programmable molecular logic, ...
By the time James Watson died earlier this month at the age of 97, he was one of the world’s most famous — and infamous — scientists. In 1953, he and three fellow researchers co-discovered the ...