All living organisms encode the amino acid sequences of proteins as nucleotide sequences (genetic information) in their ...

Thanks to a serendipitous discovery and a lot of painstaking work, scientists can now build biohybrid molecules that combine ...

Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) represent a revolutionary class of synthetic nucleic acid analogues, in which the traditional sugar–phosphate backbone is replaced by a neutral N-(2-aminoethyl ...

Nucleic acids research continues to have a major impact on a wide range of fields at the key interfaces between chemistry, the life science and physics, with applications ranging from DNA chips and ...

No longer a mere assistant who carries out the commands of DNA, RNA takes the lead in emerging therapeutics.

Comparing Nucleic Acid Isolation Techniques To obtain high-quality, purified nucleic acids, scientists can use several different methods, including phenol-chloroform extraction, cesium ...

Which came first, nucleic acids or proteins? This question is molecular biology's version of the "chicken-or-the-egg" riddle.

Nucleic acids are pivotal to a myriad of downstream applications, so choosing suitable storage consumables and devices is no small task. Appropriate sample storage devices will prevent freeze-thaw ...

Transfection (placing nucleic acids into cells by nonviral methods) and transduction (utilizing viral vectors) are fundamental tools for getting the payload into the cell of interest.