In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double ...

BBC science presenter Professor Brian Cox has said he is “excited” after receiving a scholarship from the Francis Crick Institute. As part of the scholarship, the 57-year-old will present a new ...

Francis Crick, who won the Nobel Prize with colleague James Watson for revealing the double-helix structure of DNA, died in 2004 at the age of 88 after battling colon cancer.

When James Watson and Francis Crick unveiled the double-helical structure of DNA, the pair became international celebrities. But with celebrity, can come a lot of unwanted personal attention.

By revealing the molecular mechanisms behind the peacekeeping abilities of specialized immune cells, scientists are ...

The drama that surrounded Francis Crick and James Watson’s 1953 unveiling of the structure of DNA is no secret — Watson described the heated competition between two British research groups in ...

Francis Crick, one of the premier biologists of the 20th century, passed away last week in San Diego. On his 88th birthday last month, I brought him chocolates and spent the day with him in his ...

Biologist Francis Crick had a “eureka” moment in 1953, and made sure people knew it. Crick told patrons of the Eagle Pub in Cambridge, England that he and fellow biologist James Watson had ...

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Francis Crick, who with James Watson discovered the spiral "double-helix" structure of DNA, paving the way for everything from DNA blood tests to genetically ...

Francis Crick, whose co-discovery of the structure of DNA launched the modern genetics revolution and opened the road to biotechnology, has died in La Jolla at age 88.

Francis Crick, who with James Watson discovered the spiral, “double-helix” structure of DNA, has died at the age of 88.

Francis Crick's drawing of the double helix, from his letter to his son. Christie's. Earlier this year, the 23-karat gold medal awarded to Francis Crick was auctioned off for £1.3 million, or more ...