DNA analysis is rewriting history. We uncover shocking family secrets, solve royal mysteries, and reveal the truth about 8 of ...

NEW YORK -- 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. Much of the ...

Scientists have a new theory about the structure of DNA. Two strands of alternating sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate groups make up the DNA double helix, and the strands were thought to be linked by ...

Anamaria Zavala, assistant research professor in the Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering. Photo by Priscilla ...

A team of researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) have managed for the first time to extract trustworthy structural ...

Rosalind Franklin was a British scientist born on July 25, 1920, in London, England. She came from a well-educated and supportive family. From a young age, she showed a strong interest in science and ...

In 1963, Popular Science reported on the Nobel Prize-winning discovery, and the woman who was left out of the accolades. By Bill Gourgey Published May 31, 2022 7:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science ...

Researchers say the catalog has already led to the identification of genetic mechanisms involved in kidney cancer and will ...

A new study published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology reveals how the fundamental enzyme called DNA polymerase delta operates during DNA replication, making a copy of the genetic code that ...

The human transcription factor, RFX1, is found to belong to the winged-helix family of DNA binding proteins, despite an absence of significant sequence similarity. Even more surprising is the very ...

NEW YORK — 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. Now, two ...