Biological molecules such as DNA, proteins, and lipids can be assembled into naturally
existing nanoparticles, such as bacterial viruses (also called bacteriophages or phages) …

Nucleic acids hold promise as biomolecules for future applications in biomedicine and
biotechnology. Their well-defined structures and compositions afford unique chemical …

In biology, nucleic acids are carriers of molecular information: DNA's base sequence stores
and imparts genetic instructions, while RNA's sequence plays the role of a messenger and a …

To determine the role of CD8+ T cells in controlling simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)
replication in vivo, we examined the effect of depleting this cell population using an anti-CD8 …

Molecular beacons are hairpin-shaped oligonucleotide probes that report the presence of
specific nucleic acids in homogenous solutions. When they bind to their targets they …

We report a strategy for the reagentless transduction of DNA hybridization into a readily
detectable electrochemical signal by means of a conformational change analogous to the …

Molecular beacons (MBs) are specifically designed DNA hairpin structures that are widely
used as fluorescent probes. Applications of MBs range from genetic screening, biosensor …

Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) is widely used in biomedical research as a
reporter method. Oligonucleotides with a DNA backbone and one or several chromophore …

There is an increasing interest in single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) typing in the
forensic field, not only for the usefulness of SNPs for defining Y chromosome or mtDNA …

Real‐time PCR is the state‐of‐the‐art technique to quantify nucleic acids for mutation
detection, genotyping and chimerism analysis. Since its development in the 1990s, many …