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

Animation of DNA’s knot-like i-motif structure the team mapped in 50,000 locations in the human genome, concentrated in key functional areas including regions that control gene activity Credit must be ...

James Watson’s work on the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA led to a revolution in biology and genetics ...

DNA isn't just a long string of genetic code, but an intricate 3D structure folded inside each cell. That means the tools ...

Here's NPR correspondent Joe Palca, from a 1993 broadcast, to commemorate the anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA. Sponsor Message : [POST-BROADCAST CLARIFICATION: This story, which ...

His collaboration with biophysicist Francis Crick on the molecular key to all living organisms would make him one of the most ...

That discovery, made with co-researchers Francis Crick and Maurice H.F. Wilkins, led to a Nobel Prize in 1962. Crick moved ...