Around the same time, researchers James Watson and Francis Crick were pursuing a definitive model for the stable structure of DNA inside cell nuclei. Watson and Crick ultimately used Franklin's ...

but it took until 1943 before scientists realised that DNA was the genetic material in cells, and that it contained a code for life. The next step was to find out its structure, in order to ...

This structure, announced in their famous paper in the April 1953 issue of Nature, explained how the DNA molecule could replicate itself during cell division, enabling organisms to reproduce ...

Compartment in cell where DNA is stored as chromosomes Controls activities of cell Animal cell, plant cell or fungal cell Cell structure Cell wall Description Freely permeable layer surrounding ...

Chances are you've seen an illustration of DNA's double-helix structure and even pictures ... feet of DNA to fit within the nucleus of a tiny cell.