nucleic acid
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One of its main roles is to interact with the nucleic acids in the genome, helping regulate which genes are switched on and how they are translated into proteins.
From Science Daily
They added a molecular tag to the spherical nucleic acids that glowed under near-infrared light.
From Science Daily
The same year Genentech went public, Berg received the Nobel Prize in chemistry, sharing it with Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger, honored for their research on nucleic acids.
From Los Angeles Times
Rather than inducing random changes in the virus’ RNA genome, the drug is more likely to cause specific nucleic acid substitutions, with guanine switching to adenine and cytosine to uracil.
From Science Magazine
“The three-month deferral is taking that 33 days and tripling it to be extra sure, extra cautious about this period in the nucleic acid test.”
From Washington Post
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