Encoded within this DNA are the directions for traits as diverse as the color of a person's eyes, the scent of a rose, and the way in which bacteria infect a lung cell. DNA is found in nearly all ...

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is fundamental to your growth, reproduction, and health. Read about its basic function and structures.

The discovery of DNA structure by James Watson and Francis Crick in the year 1953 is one of the most revolutionary scientific discoveries to date. However, the research leading to the discovery of ...

On 25 April 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick announced 1 in Nature that they “wish to suggest” a structure for DNA.In an article of just over a page, with one diagram (Fig. 1), they ...

A previously overlooked letter and a news article that was never published, both written in 1953, add to other lines of evidence showing Rosalind Franklin was an equal contributor — not a victim — in ...

Find out how the structure of DNA was discovered by Francis Crick and James Watson, and why the discovery revolutionized science and medicine ...

The researchers were focusing on i-motif DNA, which has an interlocking structure resembling a knot, and was only confirmed to be found in living human cells in 2018.

A piece that aired on NPR this week about the discovery of DNA's structure neglected to mention the significant contribution of Rosalind Franklin to that scientific milestone.

The forgotten scientist who paved the way for the discovery of DNA’s structure Published: November 13, 2017 8:32am EST. Stephen Harding, University of Nottingham. Author.