DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning ...

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1848, The Communist Manifesto was published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ...

How does our DNA store the massive amount of information needed to build a human being? And what happens when it's stored incorrectly? Jesse Dixon, MD, Ph.D., has spent years studying the way this ...

On Feb. 21, 1925, the first issue of The New Yorker was published.

Watson's controversial claims linking race and intelligence caused him to be isolated from the scientific community, with his ...

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint ...

In May 1952, Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling captured Photo 51, a crucial X-ray diffraction image revealing DNA's ...

Outside the pub, you will see a blue plaque memorialising the 28th of February 1953 – on this day, Watson and Crick came to The Eagle to announce the fact that they had finally cracked the double ...

From ditching bottled mix to the right tequila and a surprising lime trick, here’s how to make a perfectly balanced margarita ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. The study reveals a unique viral mechanism: a molecular ring anchors the viral copying machine ...

Genetic ancestry may play a key role in how acral melanoma, a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer, develops and behaves, ...

The Helix Bridge, a pedestrian link connecting Marina Centre and Marina South in the bustling Marina Bay area of Singapore, ...