Guided by the work of Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953, a finding that gave rise to the modern field of molecular biology.

Double-helix molecules are frequently encountered in biological and synthetic organic systems, where they typically provide improved strength and better electrical properties relative to materials ...

Nucleic acids such as DNA are becoming increasingly popular as versatile building blocks in nanobiotechnology as a result of their superb, predictable self-assembling properties and the high rigidity ...

Figure 1: High levels of cytosine formylation in genomic DNA are observed at CpG repeats. Here we show that 5fC is distinct from 5mC, 5hmC and 5caC in its pronounced impact on the structure of the DNA ...

James Watson and Francis Crick proposed that DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) was a double-helix structure, not a triple stranded structure as had been previously hypothesized, on April 2, 1953. The ...

Scientists have discovered a new structure inside human cells: a never-before-seen twisted "knot" of DNA. Dubbed the "i-motif," this four-stranded knot looks totally different from the iconic double ...

Discovery comes as an extension of the development of a polymer ion-gel, which promises to outperform conventional flammable liquid battery electrolytes. Researchers in the College of Science and ...

An extraordinary galactic jet ejected from a supermassive black hole boasts a corkscrew-like helical structure, new ground-based telescope views reveal. The black hole lies at the center of an ...