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nucleic acid

[noo-klee-ik, -kley-, nyoo-] / nuˈkli ɪk, -ˈkleɪ-, nju- /


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Using specially designed nucleic acid probes, the team produced microscopic images showing intron RNA in living cells of Ca.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Genevant remains focused on leveraging its nucleic acid delivery systems to bring innovative medicines to people who need them, he added.

From Barron's Mar. 4, 2026

"The other issue that will affect industry is the risks that they talk about about nucleic acid synthesis screening."

From Salon Jun. 1, 2025

The push from scientists is growing for a massive increase in research on RNA, a nucleic acid long in the shadow to the DNA that makes up genomes.

From Science Magazine May 30, 2024

The nucleic acid in a chromosome, as one biochemist put it, was merely the “structure-determining, supporting substance”—a glorified molecular scaffold for genes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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