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The sugar that sparked life: Why ribose was RNA’s first choice
What made ribose the sugar of choice for life's code? Scientists at Scripps Research may have cracked a major part of this ...
Where did RNA come from? Origin-of-life scientists help to answer the question
In living organisms today, complex molecules like RNA and DNA are constructed with the help of enzymes. So how did these molecules form before life (and enzymes) existed? Why did some molecules end up ...
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Study shows how ribose may have become the sugar of choice for RNA development
In living organisms today, complex molecules like RNA and DNA are constructed with the help of enzymes. So how did these molecules form before life (and enzymes) existed? Why did some molecules end up ...
Kiora Pharmaceuticals Granted U.S. Patent Expanding Protection for KIO-104 in the Treatment of Ocular Disease
Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KPRX) today announced it has received a patent (US Patent No. 12,364,680) covering KIO-104 for the treatment of a wide range of ocular diseases. This includes, but ...
These DNA Structures Could Rewrite the Rules of Light, Sound, and Matter
Scientists have twisted DNA into programmable nanostructures that form themselves — and could reshape future materials for light, sound, and electronics.
Researchers uncover dynamic interaction between FtsZ and ZapA in bacterial division
Bacterial cell division, a process wherein a single cell divides to form two identical daughter cells, represents one of the ...
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Researchers Identify Vital New Role for 'Junk' DNA
Not only can transposable elements be useful, but new evidence shows they may have been powerfully linked to primate evolution.