Scientists from Oxford's Radcliffe Department of Medicine have achieved the most detailed view yet of how DNA folds and ...

His decoding the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th century ...

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

Genetic engineers can design and assemble sophisticated gene circuits to program cells with new functions, but important ...

Photos and letters show how James Watson and Francis Crick raced to uncover the double helix structure of DNA.

The breakthrough — made when the brash, Chicago-born Watson was just 24 — turned him into a hallowed figure in the world of ...

Dr. Watson was one of three recipients of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery but he faced ...

DNA isn't just a long string of genetic code, but an intricate 3D structure folded inside each cell. That means the tools ...

Scientists are hopeful it will improve understanding of how genes work, what goes wrong in disease, and how to fix it.

These “zombie cells,” or senescent cells for short, lie in wait within tissues, excreting toxic molecules that inflame and ...

A presentation by scientists on a work group for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel ...