Nucleic acids are complex biological molecules that store and transmit genetic information in all living organisms. They are essential for the survival and reproduction of life on Earth. The two main ...

Dr. Chad Mirkin, Director of International Institute for Nanotechnology talks to News-Medical Life Science about the use of spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) in vaccinations and treatments for disease, ...

RECENTLY Donovan and Woodhouse 1 advanced a speculation on the nature of the chemical structure which is the essence of the malignant cell. Their idea is the formulation of a molecule in the ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Since the discovery of the DNA double helix in 1953, researchers dreamed of leveraging nucleic acids for revolutionary biomedical applications benefiting human health. Early ...

Function and form are deeply intertwined in biology. Knowing how organisms grow, adapt and reproduce requires understanding their physical structures. Hence the transformative power of the microscope ...

Structural comparison of DNA and the artificial TNA, a Xeno nucleic acid with the natural base pairs AT and GC and an additional base pair (XY). The DNA carries the genetic information of all living ...

As a molecular biologist, I always enjoy reading articles concerning DNA and RNA. Your excellent article in the April 3, 2023, issue of C&EN (page 18) titled “The Promise of Peptide Nucleic Acids” ...

Guanine quadruplexes (G-quadruplexes or G4s) are unusual nucleic acid structures with distinct biological and chemical functions. They have occupied significant attention in the nucleic acid world ...

A researcher is developing a patent-pending platform technology called LENN that mimics the dual-layer structure of viruses to deliver nucleic acid (NA)-based therapies to targeted cancer cells. A ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers remain a major global health burden, accounting for substantial cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cell-free ...

Few things are as tedious as waiting for the alcohol to evaporate and an extracted DNA or RNA pellet to dry. DNA and RNA extractions are a huge time sink for scientists. The hallmark washing steps and ...