title: Back to basics.
abstract: Nucleic acids and the people and proteins that love them have been honored with awards this year. In so doing, the prize committees have reaffirmed the importance of basic research.
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D009696:Nucleic Acids; D011506:Proteins; D012106:Research; D012109:Research Support as Topic
chemical_list: D009696:Nucleic Acids; D011506:Proteins