SINCE the first edition of this monograph was reviewed in NATURE for April 1, 1915, our knowledge of physiological chemistry has been considerably extended. The four hypothetical nucleo-tides required ...

These chains come in a wide range of lengths. In humans a typical protein is about 400 amino acids long; some are a lot longer. Molecules of RNA, one of the two nucleic acids, can reach up to 100,000 ...

MUCH of the present belief that the genetic properties of viruses are carried by their nucleic acid moieties arises from recent work with plant and bacterial viruses. Infection of the host cell has ...

The special issue entitled Chemical Biology of Nucleic Acids: Modifications, Interactions, and Therapeutic Applications invites top-level original papers and review articles in a wide range of areas ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Nucleic acid nanoparticles (NANPs) are a new type of nanomaterials that are exclusively made of rationally designed nucleic acids such as RNA, DNA and their chemical analogs.

(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 ...

A research team has found that compounds in the nucleic acids derived from food can inhibit the growth of certain cancer cells. When people eat, they ingest the nucleic acids that reside in all living ...

A team of scientists at the University of Illinois discovered naturally occurring DNA-protein hybrid molecules last month, a breakthrough that could revolutionize genome editing (artificially altering ...

The biosecurity risks associated with an unregulated industry became evident when, in 2006, a Guardian reporter successfully ordered parts of the smallpox genome through the mail. Although ordering ...