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

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died ...

In a study of over 4,800 adults published in the journal Biology, researchers highlighted a connection between resistance ...

James Dewey Watson is best known for his Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the structure of DNA. Controversy around who should ...

Often celebrated as a pioneer of genetics alongside Francis Crick, racist and sexist remarks tarnished his reputation in ...

Scientists Just Discovered a Quantum Physics Loophole—And It Could Finally Unlock Interstellar Travel The Dangerous ...

Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays: aiding in digestion, maintaining ...

Watson, the brilliant but controversial American biologist whose 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA, the molecule of ...

"This fundamentally changes how we think about the evolution of complex nervous systems," said biologist Jack Ullrich-Lüter.

A new study exploring the structure of a tardigrade’s DNA damage-supressor protein could unlock a pathway to new levels of ...

Every year, billions of dollars' worth of crops worldwide perish due to pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), a phenomenon in which ...

The enzyme RNA polymerase II transcribes genes into messenger RNA. This process is guided by modifications to the enzyme's ...