molecular-biology

A revolutionary gene-editing technology that allows precise modification of DNA sequences in living organisms, derived from a natural bacterial immune system.

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms, encoding genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.

English chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to understanding the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite.