A new role for DNA loops in repairing genetic damage

When DNA breaks, cells must repair it accurately to prevent harmful mutations. Researchers have discovered that during a key ...
News Medical

First crystal structure of alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene revealed

The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed by a UCL-led research team. DNA is widely accepted to be formed of two strands that wind around one ...

'Mental model' approach can reduce misconceptions about mRNA vaccination

In two experiments, researchers have found that introducing people to "mental models" about how mRNA vaccination works and ...
GEN

OnScreen DNA Model

As illustrated with OnScreen Gene Transcription in our May 1 column, OnScreen Science now has a few very nice iPad apps to teach students about DNA and RNA. The OnScreen DNA Model app was the original ...
People

James Watson, Who Helped Discover DNA’s Double-Helix Structure, Dies at 97

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Watson's former employer, confirmed the American scientist's death on Nov. 7 DANIEL MORDZINSKI/AFP via Getty Legendary scientist James Watson has died at the age of 97 ...
NPR

Correction: Rosalind Franklin's crucial contribution to the discovery of DNA's structure

A piece that aired on NPR this week about the discovery of DNA's structure neglected to mention the significant contribution of Rosalind Franklin to that scientific milestone. And now some important ...