Yet elongate, high aspect ratio nucleic acid nanofibers with enhanced functional capacity remained beyond reach. When introduced intravenously, these filaments instantly activated complement cascades ...

Their findings have been published in Nucleic Acids Research. Functional nucleic acids are termed as such for their versatility in not only storing and transmitting genetic information in living ...

As with proteins, functional nucleic acids can be isolated from natural sources. But to tap into the full potential for structured nucleic acids, researchers will need to use engineering ...

Gene therapy involves the introduction of functional genes into cells to replace or correct defective genes. Nucleic acids, such as viral vectors or synthetic nucleic acid molecules, are used to ...

Joyce, whose group studies functional nucleic acids at Scripps Research Institute, California. “But it has a nice acceleration compared to the uncatalyzed reaction.” ...

Nucleic acids are essential for the functioning and development of living organisms. DNA carries genetic information that determines traits such as eye color and susceptibility to diseases in ...

A research team has found that compounds in the nucleic acids derived from food can inhibit the growth of certain cancer cells. When people eat, they ingest the nucleic acids that reside in all ...

When people eat, they ingest the nucleic acids that reside in all living things. The compounds in these acids could inhibit the growth of cancer cells, according to findings published in PLOS ONE ...