Despite being made from a relatively simple set of building blocks, ribonucleic acid (RNA) has a broad array of complex ...

A researcher is developing a patent-pending platform technology called LENN that mimics the dual-layer structure of viruses to deliver nucleic acid (NA)-based therapies to targeted cancer cells. A ...

The new system developed by Professor Chad Mirkin delivers CRISPR machinery more safely and effectively into cells.

In the world of biomolecules such as proteins and the hereditary nucleic acids DNA and RNA, three-dimensional structure determines function. Analysis of the passage of such molecules through nanopores ...

The world of protein engineering just took a giant leap forward. A team in China has developed a method that makes designing ...

Few things are as tedious as waiting for the alcohol to evaporate and an extracted DNA or RNA pellet to dry. DNA and RNA extractions are a huge time sink for scientists. The hallmark washing steps and ...

The biosecurity risks associated with an unregulated industry became evident when, in 2006, a Guardian reporter successfully ordered parts of the smallpox genome through the mail. Although ordering ...

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied BioCode, a leader in molecular diagnostics panel testing, is excited to announce a significant enhancement to its BioCode ® Gastrointestinal Pathogen ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Maravai LifeSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVI), a global provider of life science reagents and services to researchers and biotech innovators, announced that it has signed an ...

Nucleic acids are chains of nucleotides that are a vital part of all living beings. The two most common types of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), which provide ...