At some point during the evolution of life on Earth, inorganic matter became organic, nonliving matter became living. How ...

Can you imagine a life-saving molecule whose “twin” is a deadly poison? As surprising as it may seem, this chemical reality is known as “chirality”. Like a right hand and a left hand, two molecules ...

Chirality: like a right hand and a left hand, two molecules can have the same composition, but a different shape and ...

A set of reliable thermochemical data is recommended for adenine and cytosine for further thermochemical calculations. Quantum-chemical calculations of the gas phase molar enthalpies of formation of ...

RNA possesses functional significance that extends beyond the transport of genetic information. The functional roles of noncoding RNA can be mediated through their tertiary and secondary structure, ...