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  • noun Plural form of nuclease.

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Examples

  • One of the difficulties in working with potentially therapeutic siRNA molecules is that they are highly unstable, particularly in the presence of even trace levels of enzymes called nucleases that break down nucleic acids.

    the Foresight Institute 2009

  • Polyadenylation is mediated by a sizeable complex that includes various RNA-binding proteins, nucleases, and other interesting activities.

    The Panda's Thumb: Arthur Hunt Archives 2010

  • Polyadenylation is mediated by a sizeable complex that includes various RNA-binding proteins, nucleases, and other interesting activities.

    The Panda's Thumb: Irreducible Complexity Archives 2010

  • Polyadenylation is mediated by a sizeable complex that includes various RNA-binding proteins, nucleases, and other interesting activities.

    The Panda's Thumb: Research News Archives 2010

  • Every virus-resistant person has two mutant copies of a gene called CCR5, and a new biotech tool called zinc finger nucleases can give anyone that mutation.

    Wired Top Stories 2009

  • Of course RNA is fragile (although not nearly as fragile as you think), and in fact some of the primordial catalytic activities were likely to be nucleases.

    A Minimal Genome 2006

  • Instead of citing proteases and nucleases why not give a causal explanation as to how a functional genome enabling their synthesis came about or acknowledge the inadaquacy of the model.

    A Minimal Genome 2006

  • Apparently, antievolutionists do not believe in proteases and nucleases, as well as their prebiotic predecessors.

    A Minimal Genome 2006

  • This hypothesis predicted that treatment of infectious material with nucleases will not cause a decrease in infectivity of the material.

    Review of Mike Gene, The Design Matrix: A Consilience of Clues (Arbor Vitae Press, 2007). James F. McGrath 2008

  • Apparently, antievolutionists do not believe in proteases and nucleases, as well as their prebiotic predecessors.

    A Minimal Genome 2006

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