Sentences with phrase «nucleic acid type»

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«It's a type of molecule called an antisense oligonucleotide, or ASO, that essentially is synthetic string of nucleic acid that binds a specific sequence in the gene.»

An HPV test, in which doctors test a cervicovaginal specimen for the presence of the nucleic acids of carcinogenic types of HPV, is more sensitive than the Pap test (a microscopic examination of exfoliated cells) for detection of precancers.

And, given the wide applicability of electrochemical detection to many types of biomolecules, the platform «can be readily extended to the detection of other disease markers such as proteins, metabolites, ions, and nucleic acids,» Liu added.

«These techniques can also be extended to many other types of nano - biomolecules, including nucleic acid and virus detection.

The two cell types are important to a broad range of organ systems in the body and play active roles in diseases that could be targets for nucleic acid therapies.

Even the simplest life forms incorporate two amazingly complex types of organic molecules: proteins and nucleic acids.

Being derived from a sugar containing only four carbons, TNA is structurally the simplest of all potentially natural oligonucleotide - type nucleic acid alternatives studied thus far.

For each sample type, a standard curve for the TMAdV PCR assay was calculated from 3 PCR replicates at each dilution of nucleic acid extracted from the spiked matrix (data not shown).

Dr. Maria DeRosa's research examines a type of nucleic acid called «aptamers» that can fold into 3D nanoscale shapes capable of binding tightly to a specific molecular target.

«Among the various types of oxidative lesions found in nucleic acids, 8 - oxoG is one of the major sources of spontaneous mutagenesis.