Encoded within this DNA are the directions for traits as diverse as the color of a person's eyes ... were arranged in a spiral shape called a helix. Around the same time, researchers James ...

In 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson described the molecular shape of DNA as a "double helix." Double-stranded DNA is composed of two linear strands that run opposite to each other, known as ...

Researchers at the Chambers University of Technology have discovered that water is why DNA strands are wrapped around each other and have a helix shape. Understanding how DNA repairs itself could ...