Gene therapy, the delivery of genetic material to cells in the form of DNA or RNA, has been explored as a means to treat illnesses. These treatments hinge on our ability to get DNA and RNA inside ...

What are spherical nucleic acids (SNAs)? What do they consist of and how do they differ from linear nucleic acids? Spherical nucleic acids are structures that are made by taking a nanoparticle ...

Nucleotides are the building blocks of the two nucleic acids, ribonucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). As such, they are also the building blocks of you and every other lifeform on ...

Recent developments in nanoparticle-mediated cancer immunotherapy promote treatment with less toxicity. Cancer immunotherapy utilizes a patient’s immune system to target and destroy cancer. Many types ...

Broad-based conferences tend to cover everything from soup to nuts. CHI’s “Nucleic Acid-based Technologies” conference in Baltimore promises to be rich with progress in fields ranging from biodefense ...

Porous crystalline solids, including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent-organic frameworks (COFs), hydrogen-bonded ...

Researchers from Turku Bioscience Center at the University of Turku, Finland, have developed a new computational method to ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Five major types of nucleic acids (s-RNA, low molecular weight ribosomal RNA, DNA, light and heavy r-RNA) were found in extracts of potato ...