James Watson Saw the True Form of DNA. Then It Blinded Him.

Dr. Comfort is a historian of genetics who is completing a biography of James Watson. At first, James Watson terrified me. It ...

Scientists pull ancient RNA from a woolly mammoth's body

Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a woolly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in ...

Simultaneous imaging of intracellular DNA and RNA using harmless light

NIMS, in collaboration with Nagoya University, Gifu University, and the University of Adelaide, has developed a method for simultaneously imaging DNA and RNA inside cells using harmless infrared to ...
CURE

When One Blood Draw Could Tell More: A Look at the Cancerguard Test

Cancerguard detects multiple cancers early by identifying specific DNA and protein markers in a blood sample. The test is ...
New Scientist

Surprising new biography of Francis Crick unravels the story of DNA

Francis Crick's biography is full of surprises as author Matthew Cobb reveals the life and work of the co-discoverer of DNA's ...

Angstrom-level imaging and 2D surfaces allow real-time tracking and steering of DNA

Pictures of DNA often look very tidy—the strands of the double helix neatly wind around each other, making it seem like ...