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 ...

Levene made his initial proposal in 1919, discrediting other suggestions that had been put forth about the structure of nucleic acids. In Levene's own words, "New facts and new evidence may cause ...

A different nucleic acid molecule, known as messenger RNA, makes a copy of the gene sequence and carries it outside the nucleus. The message encoded in the messenger RNA is read by structures ...

RNA (ribonucleic acid) is a nucleic acid polymer where the carbohydrate ... snRNAs) fold into unique structures guided by complementary pairing between nucleotide bases. Trans-splicing enables ...

Non-Watson-Crick base pairs can play important roles in RNA secondary structure, protein-nucleic acid interactions, and genetic recoding events. The Role of Base Pairs in Genetics Base pairs play a ...

This is done without the need for nucleic acid amplification. In CRISPR/Cas-based diagnostic tests, guide RNAs bind pathogen DNA or RNA, triggering Cas enzymes to become active and cleave the ...

The goal of my research is to understand the mechanisms and structures of enzymes that perform and regulate essential nucleic acid transactions ... (2014) Individual letters of the RNA polymerase II ...

But the challenge is daunting: Each RNA molecule is tightly bound to ... helical nucleocapsid-like pseudo-atomic structure, Nucleic Acids Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae1211 Provided ...

48. Arteaga, S. J., Dolenz, B. J., and Znosko, B. M. (2024) "Competitive influence of alkali metals in the ion atmosphere on nucleic acid duplex stability," ACS Omega ...

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 (NA)-based therapies .