The discovery of the DNA structure sparked a flurry of new research, birthing fields like molecular biology, biotechnology, ...

DNA damage in general and DNA strand breaks in particular occur every day in all cells of the human body. This is due to internal influences such as free radicals, which are produced during ...

New research from a team of genome scientists and DNA damage response experts breaks new ground in understanding the function of a protein currently limited in clinical trials for cancer treatments.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — James D. Watson, the pioneering molecular biologist whose 1953 co‑discovery of the DNA double‑helix reshaped science, died this week at 97, according to the Associated Press ...

The Chicago- born researcher received the 1962 Nobel Prize alongside Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins. He died in hospice ...