Collagen, the most abundant protein in mammals, owes its remarkable strength and resilience to a unique triple helical structure. This conformation is formed by three intertwined polypeptide chains ...

The DNA inside our cells is constantly being damaged, and one of the worst kinds of damage is a double-strand break—when both ...

The eternal molecule / Carina Dennis & Philip Campbell -- A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid / J.D. Watson & F.H.C. Crick -- Molecular structure of deoxypentose nucleic acids / M.H.F. Wilkins, A ...

A new magnetic material called a p-wave magnet uses helical electron spin patterns that deflect electric current, enabling ...

A novel magnetic material with an extraordinary electronic structure might allow for the production of smaller and more efficient computer chips in the future: the p-wave magnet. Researchers from ...

Some of the most transformative breakthroughs in science history arrived wrapped in obscurity. Dr. Rosalind Franklin captured Photo 51—the X-ray crystallography image that revealed DNA’s double ...