The double helix is a description of the molecular shape of a double-stranded DNA molecule. In 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson first described the molecular structure of DNA, which they ...

Scientists have been receiving X-ray signals from the Helix Nebula for decades, but now they believe it may hide a horrifying ...

Normally these letters combine in pairs to form the well-known double helix shape. However, some small lengths of DNA can exist as alternative shapes, which can affect how the instructions of the DNA ...

And that makes this a perfect excuse for a big 3D printer — you can ideally make a helix model in your computer and then print out the exact same shape. We’d like to see a lot more detail ...