Scientists have provided the most detailed account yet of the earliest stages of DNA replication, an essential process for ...

In 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson described the molecular shape of DNA as a "double helix." Double-stranded DNA is composed of two linear strands that run opposite to each other, known as ...

Researchers harness the power of the world’s most advanced supercomputers to simulate the inner workings of cellular ...

Chances are you've seen an illustration of DNA's double-helix structure and even pictures of the chromosomes that comprise the human genome. But where and how does the famous double helix fit into ...

Franklin, working mostly alone, found that her x-ray diffractions showed that the "wet" form of DNA (in the higher humidity) had all the characteristics of a helix. She suspected that all DNA was ...

This showed that DNA had a helix shape. Without her knowledge, one of her colleagues showed the picture to James Watson. When he saw it, he knew that his and Francis Crick’s theory about the ...

Not all DNA is in the double helix form described in textbooks since the 1950’s. Quadruple helix DNA, also known as G-quadruplex DNA, was identified in the human genome several decades ago, and ...

This process takes place in the nucleus and occurs in a series of stages. The two strands of the DNA helix are unzipped by breaking of the weak Hydrogen bonds between base pairs. This unwinding of ...