DNA to RNA to Protein: This is the Central Dogma, a term coined by Francis Crick in 1958. Since the discovery of the helical structure of DNA, scientists began to elucidate the value of that structure ...
It’s among the most well-known rules in modern biology: Genetic information flows in one direction, from DNA to RNA to protein. But a recent discovery complicates and adds nuance to this so-called ...
We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...