The vast majority of cases of the common cold can be wiped out with catalytic DNA technology, according to new research from a German team. "The idea of curing the common cold has been a Holy Grail of ...

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 ...

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.

Using an extremely sensitive measurement technique, researchers have found clear evidence that a lead-specific DNAzyme uses the "lock and key" reaction mechanism. In the presence of zinc or magnesium, ...

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 ...

MARBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--sterna biologicals GmbH & Co. KG ("sterna"), an innovative clinical-stage immunology company developing novel treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases, announced ...

Irvine, Calif., May 8, 2023 — 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 ...

Biological systems that are capable of performing computational operations could be of use in bioengineering and nanomedicine, and DNA and other biomolecules have already been used as active ...

DNAzymes are precision biocatalysts that destroy unwanted RNA molecules. However, major obstacles to their use in medicine remain. Scientists have investigated with atomic resolution how DNAzymes work ...

The DNAzyme 9DB1, whose catalytically active structure and reaction mechanism was unknown, makes use of a mechanism involving two ions, similar to that used by natural enzymes. The results reported by ...