Genomic DNA is a huge molecule that is compacted to fit into the nucleus of cells. We know that it holds the genetic information needed to build an organism. But there is more than just genomic DNA.

DNAzymes are precision biocatalysts that destroy unwanted RNA molecules. However, major obstacles to their use in medicine remain. Together with Jülich Research Centre (FZJ) and the University of Bonn ...

For about two decades, chemists have been synthesizing libraries of single-stranded DNAs and screening them for ones that can catalyze specific reactions. Scientists think these DNA enzymes, or ...

In this report, we designed and constructed the specific DNAzymes that were shown to be effective in suppressing expression of the target protein LMP1 and affecting some LMP1-associated biological ...

Please can you explain what DNAzymes and gold nanoparticles are? Gold nanoparticles are tiny spherical particles made out of gold atoms with sizes on nanometre scale. This is around 1,000 times ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have developed a DNA enzyme – or DNAzyme – that can distinguish between two RNA strands inside a cell and cut the ...

Prostate cancer is the most common solid tumor malignancy that severely influences quality of life. However, the treatment for prostate cancer remains challenging. Surgery is most often the ...

Biology: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space funds new research project The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und ...

West Virginia University researchers are now able to view synthetic DNA at the atomic level, giving them the ability to understand how to change its structure in hopes of enhancing its scissor-like ...

(Nanowerk News) DNAzymes – a word made up of DNA and enzyme – are catalytically active DNA sequences. They comprise a catalytic core comprising around 15 nucleic acids flanked by short binding arms on ...