A still image from a three-dimensional video rendering shows a key protein involved in DNA repair in many organisms. Here, ...

The most famous image to emerge from 20th-century biology is the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) double helix, illustrating the structure of the gene, life’s genetic material. Credit for the ...

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap—the telomere—is worn away. Most cells use an enzyme called telomerase to help mitigate this loss, but 10% to 15% of ...

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap - the telomere - is worn away. Most cells use ...

In 1968 James Watson published The Double Helix, his highly personalized and controversial account of the events. It immediately gathered a storm of protests, particularly because W&C were now accused ...

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INCREASING attention has been directed in recent years to the effects of freezing and thawing on the structural and functional integrity of various biological materials, especially from the point ...

Franklin W. Stahl, an American molecular biologist whose landmark 1957-58 experiment with colleague Matthew Meselson revealed ...

An unusual DNA structure may hold the key to treating one of the deadliest cancers affecting women, which claims more than ...