In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double ...

DNA’s chemical cousin, RNA, was the messenger that carries DNA instructions from the double helix in the cell’s nucleus to ...

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.

DNA has an oscillating double-helix structure. This oscillating means that the DNA molecules conduct electricity much less well than was previously thought.

Rosalind Franklin was a British scientist known for her groundbreaking work in X-ray crystallography. Born in 1920, she played a key role in discovering the double-helix structure of DNA through ...

The most famous image to emerge from 20th-century biology is the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) double helix, illustrating the structure of the gene, life’s genetic material. Credit for the ...

Fifty years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick -- in a true "eureka" moment -- identified the double-helix structure of the molecule DNA, informing genetic research for decades to come. Their ...

At school, it's often presented as a tidy double helix but scientists are revealing the varied and intricate shapes of DNA molecules.

Three men who played crucial roles in deciphering DNA's double helix in 1953 later received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.