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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

Instead, the server allows trained users to simply input the amino acid sequence of interest along with the nucleic acid sequence of a DNA or RNA strand or the formula of a small molecule drug.

From Science Magazine May 8, 2024

By contrast, other types of tests relying on nucleic acid amplification and next-generation DNA sequencing databases will amplify any DNA present, leading to false positives.

From Science Daily Feb. 21, 2024

Nucleotides have been put together into strands of nucleic acid a few dozen units long.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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