Watson’s 1953 discovery revealed the structure of DNA, the molecule that carries hereditary information, paving the way for genetic engineering, gene therapy and modern biotechnology ...

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In the 1983 floods, State Street became a river. If it floods this year and you held the lever, what would you flood? Steve Matney: I’d flood the gene pool with morally upright, genius DNA. I’m ...

Dr James Dewey Watson is a legendary figure in modern biology. In 1953, he and Francis Crick opened a new horizon in the ...