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nucleic acid

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


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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

"Any improvements in nucleic acid detection will strengthen our testing infrastructure and make it easier to widely detect diseases like COVID-19."

From Science Daily Feb. 27, 2024

Pauling’s nucleic acid in a sense was not an acid at all.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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