nucleic acids

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1. Organic molecule (see also organic molecule) found in the nuclei of cells. DNA and RNA, the best-known nucleic acids, govern heredity and the chemical processes in the cell.

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The goal is to make companies that sell the synthetic nucleic acids screen customer orders to block any combinations that could be dangerous, and make sure the customers who place the orders are legitimate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Opponents said it is subjective which combinations of nucleic acids are considered dangerous and warn that the costs of complying could hurt startups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

In this process, large molecules such as proteins and nucleic acids separate and gather into droplet-like regions inside the cell, creating small reaction hubs where important biochemical reactions take place.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2025

Cells use RNA, a single-stranded string of nucleic acids that translates blueprints encoded in DNA into the production of proteins.

From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2024

There must be ways of putting nucleic acids together that will function far better—by any criterion we choose—than any human being who has ever lived.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan