Every face carries a story, shaped long before birth by a quiet choreography of genes switching on and off at just the right moment. A new study suggests that part of that story reaches far back into ...

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 ...

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

James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist ...

In the middle of the 20th century, accumulating data suggested that DNA carries life’s genetic information. Biochemists around the world raced to determine its structure. The competition led to some ...

James Watson, who helped discover DNA’s double-helix structure, has died at the age of 97 following a brief illness.

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