Smith, a microbiologist whose discovery revolutionize the field of genetic engineering, was a Johns Hopkins School of ...

In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double helix—Crick laid out what he called the “central dogma” of molecular ...

In 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson discovered DNA and the double helix model, right? Well, this is the story, a story of science that is based on stereotypes of scientists as independent ...

Scientists have decoded the world’s oldest human DNA sequence, beating the previous record by almost 300,000 years, and at the same time confusing what we know of our early relatives. Published in ...

In a remarkable turn of events, scientists have stumbled upon non-human DNA from ancient fossils, shaking the very foundations of our understanding of human evolution and our ancestral lineage.

Experts said the discovery was “ground breaking” with new testing transforming understandings of the city’s medieval ...

Ancient DNA from Napoleon’s soldiers reveals enteric and relapsing fevers - not typhus - as key killers during the army’s ...

DNA-encoded libraries have numerous advantages over traditional screening methods, including easy identification of compounds and the large quantity of compounds that can be screened simultaneously.

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions. A new study by researchers from the Center for Theoretical Biological ...