The helix of life: New study shows how RNA stably binds to artificial nucleic acids
Published Date: 12/3/2020
Source: phys.org
As medical research progresses, traditional treatment protocols are being rapidly exhausted. New approaches to treat diseases that do not respond to conventional drugs are the need of the hour. In search for these approaches, science has turned to a wide range of potential answers, including artificial nucleic acids. Artificial or xeno nucleic acids are similar to naturally occurring nucleic acids (think DNA and RNA)—but are produced entirely in the laboratory.