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, ...

(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.

SINCE the time when they were first proposed 1, certain regularities characteristic of deoxypentose nucleic acids in general, regardless of source and composition, have become well established 2. The ...

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 ...

Harnessing the interactions between DNA, RNA, and proteins holds much promise for detecting biomarkers, diagnosing disease, and improving cancer-targeting therapeutics. Quantifying these interactions ...

The discovery of two new genetic disorders comes from a study delivered through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Center (BRC) and The ...

CRISPR-Cas systems are widely used in genome engineering applications. They contain RNA-guided ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes that selectively modify DNA sequences at any specific location in the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A researcher in Purdue University’s College of Science is developing a patent-pending platform technology that mimics the dual-layer structure of viruses to deliver nucleic acid ...

A research team at The University of Osaka revealed that the loss of heterochromatin can cause a chain reaction leading to ...

Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (InStem), an autonomous institute of Department of Biotechnology, Bengaluru has developed an innovative approach to deliver nucleic acids into ...