Sunday 9 December 2018

DNA vs RNA

As I have already mentioned in the previous post, everybody has at least heared the abbreviation "DNA". Many people knows how the DNA is built up and why we need it in our body. However, when I mention that I'm working with RNA, I'm often asked the following questions:"RNA? What is this? Is this like DNA? Why do we need it?" Therefore, I decided to provide an explanation and comparison of DNA and RNA. But before I started writing something on this topic I run against a wonderful publication and understood that I can hardly write something better. For this reason, I bring it to your attention: DNA vs. RNA – 5 Key Differences and Comparison
Enjoy!
Figure taken from https://www.technologynetworks.com

Sunday 24 June 2018

Have you ever seen the DNA?

In our daily life we can hear the word "DNA" very often. Sometimes we can also hear the word "RNA". At the same time, how many of you know what do the nucleic acids look like? Let's have a look!