For James Watson, DNA was everything — not just his life's work, but the secret of life itself. Over his long and storied career, Watson arguably did more than any other scientist to transform a ...

James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died, according to ...

His decoding of the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. He wrote a celebrated memoir and later ignited an uproar with racist ...

The debate about AI’s impact on consulting tends to swing between two extremes: Some argue that AI will render consultants obsolete; others claim it will only make them more indispensable. Both views ...

Qingdao Innovation and Development Base of Harbin Engineering University, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, People’s Republic of China Qingdao Innovation and Development Base ...

The rise of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens has spurred scientists to search far and wide for new drugs. And while many antimicrobial molecules have been discovered in recent years, it’s rare to ...

Profiling is a crucial step in optimizing the performance of C programs, allowing developers to identify and improve the most time-consuming parts of their code. GNU Gprof is a powerful profiling tool ...

The bacterium Clostridioides difficile is one of the most common infections picked up in hospitals, and, even once it’s cleared from the body, patients have a 1 in 6 chance of catching it again within ...

This study presents a useful exploration of the complex relationship between structure and function in the developing human brain using a large-scale imaging dataset from the Human Connectome Project ...