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

As next-generation technologies continue to drive down costs for DNA sequencing, DNA tests have become more accessible to the masses. Illumina spinout Helix, which runs an online marketplace for such ...

(Reuters) -James D. Watson, the brilliant but controversial American biologist whose 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA, ...

Near the end of his life, he faced condemnation and professional censure for offensive remarks, including saying Black people ...

Dr. Comfort is a historian of genetics who is completing a biography of James Watson. At first, James Watson terrified me. It ...

SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Helix, a personal genomics company, today announced that its DNA sequencing laboratory has been accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for ...

The 1.75 Å crystal structure of the Kluyveromyces lactis heat shock transcription factor (HSF) DNA-binding domain (DBD) complexed with DNA reveals a protein–DNA interface with few direct major groove ...

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

This monumental scientific achievement occurred within a context of intense international collaboration, rapid technical ...

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

US biochemist was responsible with the UK’s Francis Crick for 20th century’s most important biological discovery ...