Nucleic acids are large biological molecules, principally DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid), that store, transmit, and express the genetic information of living organisms and many viruses. They are polymers built from nucleotide subunits, each comprising a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar, …
Nucleic acids are large biological molecules, principally DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid), that store, transmit, and express the genetic information of living organisms and many viruses. They are polymers built from nucleotide subunits, each comprising a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar, and one or more phosphate groups; the linear sequence of bases encodes the instructions that direct cellular structure and function. Nucleic acids underpin the central processes of molecular biology, including DNA replication, transcription into RNA, and translation into proteins, making them foundational to genetics, biochemistry, and modern biotechnology. Beyond their role in heredity, nucleic acids and their synthetic analogues are widely exploited in diagnostics, therapeutics, and detection technologies. Research published in this area examines functional nucleic acid techniques for genetically modified organism (GMO) detection, template-independent synthesis of nucleic acid libraries, and microfluidic, microRNA-based assays designed for affordable diagnostic screening, including approaches for colorectal cancer detection in low-resource settings. Related work spans proteomic and genomic techniques applied to cancer diagnostics and personalized medicine, immunogenomic approaches for immunomonitoring, and the molecular biology of viral genomes such as that of SARS-CoV-2. Together these strands illustrate how the chemistry and information-carrying capacity of nucleic acids inform both basic discovery and applied clinical and analytical methods.
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