Guided by the work of Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953, a finding that gave rise to the modern field of molecular biology.

Double-helix molecules are frequently encountered in biological and synthetic organic systems, where they typically provide improved strength and better electrical properties relative to materials ...

Nucleic acids such as DNA are becoming increasingly popular as versatile building blocks in nanobiotechnology as a result of their superb, predictable self-assembling properties and the high rigidity ...

James Watson and Francis Crick proposed that DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) was a double-helix structure, not a triple stranded structure as had been previously hypothesized, on April 2, 1953. The ...

Figure 1: High levels of cytosine formylation in genomic DNA are observed at CpG repeats. Here we show that 5fC is distinct from 5mC, 5hmC and 5caC in its pronounced impact on the structure of the DNA ...

When you get down to the core of life, it’s just a game of origami. For the latest episode of “Science Happens,” I visited Job Dekker, a biologist at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, ...

It is the famous lightbulb-going-off story every school kid learns: How James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA, cementing their place in scientific history. But as William ...

One of the most familiar shapes in science is DNA’s double helix structure. First discovered in 1953, this structure uncovered a wealth of information about our genes and the DNA molecules that encode ...

Discovery comes as an extension of the development of a polymer ion-gel, which promises to outperform conventional flammable liquid battery electrolytes. Researchers in the College of Science and ...

An extraordinary galactic jet ejected from a supermassive black hole boasts a corkscrew-like helical structure, new ground-based telescope views reveal. The black hole lies at the center of an ...