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`Nucleic acids are large biomolecules that play
`essential roles in all cells and viruses. A major
`function of nucleic acids involves the storage and
`expression of genomic information. Deoxyribonucleic
`acid, or DNA, encodes the information cells need to
`make proteins. A related type of nucleic acid, called
`ribonucleic acid (RNA), comes in di erent molecular
`forms that play multiple cellular roles, including
`protein synthesis.
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`Believe it or not, there are many songs devoted to
`nucleic acids. Something about them inspires art. I
`won’t sing any of them, but I did rst learn about
`nucleic acids through a song in chemistry
`class. Nucleic acids are made of nitrogen-containing
`bases, phosphate groups, and sugar molecules. Each
`type of nucleic acid has a distinctive structure and
`plays a di erent role in our cells. Researchers who
` rst explored molecules inside the nucleus of cells
`found a peculiar compound that was not a protein or
`a lipid or a carbohydrate. It was new. The discovery
`of this molecule — nuclein, which upon further
`understanding became nucleic acid — set in motion
`the eventual discovery of DNA.
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`Acid (DNA)
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