Scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered how a key protein from the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), EBNA-LP, ...

More than a year ago, computational scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory published a study ...

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

While it is accepted that extracellular vesicles (EVs)-mediated transfer of microRNAs contributes to intercellular communication, the knowledge about molecular mechanisms controlling the selective and ...

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The laboratory of Ege Kavalali, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology, published a paper in Nature ...

The structure and function of nucleic acids The structure and function of nucleic acids Nucleic acids are essential biomacromolecules that carry or contain genetic information. They can be separated ...

Nitrogen is an essential component in the production of amino acids and nucleic acids—both necessary for cell growth and ...

This is the 8th in a popular conference series going back to 1981 that brings together nucleic acids scientists across a broad area but with particular emphasis on chemistry, biochemistry and ...

Dietary compounds may help inhibit cancer cell growth, highlighting the potential of nucleic acids in cancer prevention.

When people eat, they ingest the nucleic acids that reside in all living things. The compounds in these acids could inhibit the growth of cancer cells, according to findings published in PLOS ONE ...

A research team has found that compounds in the nucleic acids derived from food can inhibit the growth of certain cancer cells.