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

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

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

The discovery of the DNA structure sparked a flurry of new research, birthing fields like molecular biology, biotechnology, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

In his later years, Watson's reputation was tarnished by comments on genetics and race that led him to be ostracized by the ...

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

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