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?

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. Nucleic acids are named for where they're found—inside the nuclei of cells—and for the acidic phosphate groups discovered in solution wherever DNA is present.

F. Hoffmann-La Roche has patented a system for identifying nucleic acid bases using nanopores in a lipid bilayer. The system includes a sensing circuit, electrical circuit, and processor to record and ...

The first-ever private mission Venus aims to search for signs of life in its clouds by detecting organic chemistry. It is slated to launch in 2025.

In their recent breakthrough published in Chemical Communications, the team explored alternating co-polymerization of glycol nucleic acid (GNA) monomers with substituted and unsubstituted dicarboxylic ...

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 ...