Along with DNA, the other major type of nucleic acid in cells is ribonucleic acid (RNA). Both are shown in the above image, in single stranded form ... of many smaller molecular units.

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 genetic information in all living organisms. They are essential for the survival and reproduction of life on Earth. The two main ...

This omission is all the more remarkable given that, as Chargaff also noted, Miescher's discovery of nucleic acids was unique ... The large number of molecular groups made available for binding ...

The group was formed in 2003, having previously been a special interest group (The Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology Group ... Nucleic Acids Group will present (in either oral or poster form) at the ...

In the late nineteenth century, a German biochemist found the nucleic acids, long-chain ... showed that the "wet" form of DNA (in the higher humidity) had all the characteristics of a helix.

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 ...