Today, his discovery is known as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Along with DNA, the other major type of nucleic acid in cells is ribonucleic acid (RNA). Both are shown in the above image ...

Nucleic acids are complex biological molecules that store and transmit genetic information in all living organisms. They are essential for the survival and reproduction of life on Earth. The two main ...

The nucleic acid molecules inherited by the living cell bear the plan of all the cell's protein molecules. It now appears that another kind of nucleic acid plays a key role in translating the plan ...