Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died.

The story of how scientists discovered DNA's shape may be getting another twist.

Dr. Anthony Fauci and his tumultuous experience during the COVID-19 pandemic are the focus of a PBS documentary.

Nobel Peace laureate Dmitry Muratov says he was not expecting the medal he was auctioning off to help Ukrainian child refugees sell for the record amount of $103.5 million.

The Cambridge University microbiologist understood that genomic sequencing would be crucial in tracking the disease, controlling outbreaks and developing vaccines. Genomic sequencing is essentially the process of mapping the unique genetic makeup of individual organisms — in this case the virus that causes COVID-19. Behind that growth is a system that links the science of genomic sequencing with the resources of Britain's national health care system. The importance of genomic sequencing became obvious late last year as the number of new infections began to spike in southeastern England. But COG-UK’S work, combined with Britain’s size and high number of cases, have made it the world leader in sequencing COVID-19.

Just after Thanksgiving, a Houston family of five was forced to flee their home after it was destroyed in an early morning fire, officials with the Houston Fire Department said. The fire sparked just before 3 a.m. on Friday in the kitchen of a home on Southwind Street and Forrestal Street in southeast Houston, according to authorities. Later, she saw the flames and got everyone out of the house. “The whole house is a total loss,” Watson said. Watson said Red Cross is providing assistance to the family.