James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix structure, dies at 97

This monumental scientific achievement occurred within a context of intense international collaboration, rapid technical ...
Indiana Daily Student

IU alumnus and co-discoverer of DNA structure James Watson dead at 97

James D. Watson, an Indiana University alumnus and co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, died Thursday in a hospice center ...

James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA, has died at age 97

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

Road signs and traffic signals on DNA: Physical model describes the distribution of nucleosome

The DNA in the cell nuclei of higher organisms is tightly coiled around protein complexes called nucleosomes, which repress gene expression. Researchers in Germany have now developed a model that ...
Nature

Structure of human POT1 bound to telomeric single-stranded DNA provides a model for chromosome end-protection

Eukaryotic genome stability relies on the presence of telomeres, specialized protein–DNA complexes that compose the very ends of the linear chromosomes 1. Telomeres form protective caps at the ends of ...

Scientists map DNA folding at single base-pair resolution in living cells

Scientists from Oxford's Radcliffe Department of Medicine have achieved the most detailed view yet of how DNA folds and ...

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA double helix, dies at 97

Often celebrated as a pioneer of genetics alongside Francis Crick, racist and sexist remarks tarnished his reputation in ...