For instance, in a 1971 essay on the history of nucleic acid research ... double-helical model for the structure of DNA. Watson and Crick's discovery was also made possible by recent advances ...

"The importance of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) within living cells is undisputed ... published shortly after the announcement of their proposed structure for the genetic material, has proven ...

These studies, combined with structural diversity data from the Protein Data Bank (PDB), provide a foundation for developing predictive models linking nucleic acid sequences to atomic-detail ...

DNA is fundamental to the biology of all life on Earth, but how many of us actually know what it is or what it's made of?

Nucleic acids are complex biological molecules that store and transmit ... to form the iconic double helix structure. RNA is usually single-stranded but can form complex secondary structures through ...

Kanazawa University and colleagues have achieved a breakthrough in understanding sperm DNA packaging. Using high-speed atomic ...

However, Kihara highlights a major challenge: cryo-EM produces low-resolution image data, making it difficult to accurately ...

The goal of my research is to understand the mechanisms and structures ... nucleic acid transactions. My research integrates diverse experimental approaches (including virology, biochemistry, ...