DNA The discovery of the DNA double-helix was the culmination of decades of work from numerous contributors History is written by victors, and that statement couldn't be more true than it is in the case of Watson and Crick's 'discovery' of the DNA double helix.
DNA Linus Pauling proposed a triple helical structure for DNA in 1953. Here's why he got it so wrong The kaleidoscopic image below is the triple helix Linus Pauling proposed as the structure of DNA in February 1953. Here's why he got it so wrong:
DNA Florence Bell and William Astbury's x-ray diffraction work on a 'pile of pennies' The first crystal structure of DNA was published in 1938. It was generated by Florence Bell, a scientist you need to know.
DNA The story of Phoebus Levene, one of the mostly invisible grandfathers of nucleic acids Watson and Crick were the first to describe the structure of the DNA double helix. Their major contribution to science was, at its core, a synthesis of all of the best data available at the time.
DNA The story of the polymerase chain reaction and how sometimes timing is everything The method below has been cited more than 600,000 times and is one of the most important developments in the history of science.
Genomics The story of how Solexa and Illumina combined forces to revolutionize the field of genomics Illumina is considered by many to have single handedly transformed the field of genomics. They did it by building on the foundation Solexa established in 1997.
DNA A multi-billion dollar industry was spawned from the discovery of circulating free DNA Two gels spawned a multi-billion dollar industry that didn't exist prior to their publication in 1997.
DNA The story of Rosalind Franklin and photo 51 The most famous photo in the history of genetics wasn’t generated by Watson and Crick, but that didn’t stop them from using it to solve the structure of DNA!
