The determination in 1953 of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), with its two entwined helices and paired organic bases, was a tour de force in X-ray crystallography. But more ...

A new gene therapy delivery device could let hospital pharmacies make personalized nanomedicines to order. This democratized ...

A team of researchers has found a quicker and more efficient way to create nucleoside analogs, a type of small molecule that can be used in treatments for everything from cancer to viral diseases.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A researcher in Purdue University’s College of Science is developing a patent-pending platform technology that mimics the dual-layer structure of viruses to deliver nucleic acid ...

An interview discussing the use of spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) and what they show about the importance of structure in pharmaceutical development.

The discovery of DNA structure by James Watson and Francis Crick in the year 1953 is one of the most revolutionary scientific discoveries to date. However, the research leading to the discovery of ...

Our research focuses on all aspects of nucleic acid structure, chemistry and function employing state of the art technologies and approaches. Our goal is to generate a better understanding of how ...

The Discovery of DNA's Structure: They were hardly modest, ... As early as 1943 Oswald Avery proved what had been suspected: that DNA, a nucleic acid, carries genetic information.

On April 25, 1953, they published a paper in Nature that was titled, “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids.” ... The iconic structure of the double helix was discovered 70 years ago.

Nucleic acids are complex biological molecules that store and transmit genetic information in all living organisms. They are essential for the survival and reproduction of life on Earth. The two main ...