James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died.

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA double helix, dies at 97

Often celebrated as a pioneer of genetics alongside Francis Crick, racist and sexist remarks tarnished his reputation in ...
eLife

Microbial consortia in salt marsh sediments are sequentially buried over millennia and genomic complementarity analysis indicates an important role in complex carbon decomposition

This study provides a valuable genome-centric characterization of microbial communities across deep sediment cores from a Spartina patens salt marsh. The study provides claims on the metabolic ...

Alternate proteins from the same gene can contribute differently to health and rare disease

Around 25 million Americans have a rare genetic disease, and many of them struggle with not only a lack of effective ...
News-Medical.Net on MSN

Multiple protein forms from a single gene offer fresh insight into rare disease mechanisms

Iain Cheeseman and colleagues reveal the underappreciated role of single genes producing multiple proteins in atypical ...