All nucleic acids articles
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ResearchLife might be able to prosper in sulfuric acid clouds of Venus
Nucleic acid bases found to be stable in conditions found in the planet’s atmosphere
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ResearchGlow-in-the-dark proteins offer cheap and fast diagnostic tests
Covid-19 can be detected with the sensitivity of PCR and the ease of lateral flow
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ResearchMachine learning accurately predicts RNA structures using tiny dataset
Development could lead to better understanding of RNA and new medicines
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ResearchEnigmatic DNA dubbed ‘Borgs’ discovered in methane-metabolising microbes
The large nucleic acid structures may help bacteria play a role in regulating global methane
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ResearchGold chains give DNA semiconducting powers
Sulfurous nucleic acid building blocks confer new electronic properties on DNA
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ResearchSynthetic ‘enzyme’ matches natural counterparts for catalytic power
Nanoparticle, nucleic acid and peptide trio mimics peroxidase enzymes
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ResearchChiral molecules could recognise each other’s spin
Charge polarisation could provide an answer to how nature can distinguish mirror image molecules
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ResearchStudy probes role of chemical corruption in origin of life
Researchers deliberately embrace defective chemistry to paint more realistic prebiotic picture
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NewsChad Mirkin named Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year
This year’s prize has been awarded to US nanotechnologist Chad Mirkin for his work on spherical nucleic acids