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?

Co-polymerization of glycol nucleic acid monomers with dicarboxylic acids in simulated early Earth drying environments readily gives rise to plausible prebiotic xeno nucleic acid co-polymers ...

Sugar: In DNA, the sugar is deoxyribose, while in RNA, it is ribose.The sugar forms the backbone of the nucleic acid strand. Phosphate Group: The phosphate group is attached to the sugar and helps ...

[4] Nucleic acid duplexes with metal-mediated base pairs and their structures. Coordination Chemistry Reviews (2019). Back to "Medical Molecular Engineering of Nucleic Acids and Proteins" ...

The nucleic acid adenosine triphosphate (ATP), made up of an adenine nitrogenous base, a 5-carbon ribose sugar, and three phosphate groups, is involved in generating energy for cellular processes.

Nucleic acids and proteins are both linear polymers; ... In both cases the range of component “monomers”—the paper-chain links, ... the bases are adenine (A), ...

Credit: Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/ What is DNA, and how does it work? You don't need a degree in genetics to understand. Here, we'll give an overview of DNA and answer questions ...

Simple reaction makes the building blocks of a nucleic acid "Cyanide to the RNA base cytosine" becomes a new clue for origin of life researchers. John Timmer – Oct 2, 2012 3:20 pm | 34 ...

Touching Base. Touching Base is the dynamic podcast series from the editors of GEN.Each episode features a rotating case of senior editors—including John Sterling, Kevin Davies, Julianna LeMieux ...