title: The discovery of modified nucleosides from the early days to the present: a personal perspective.
authors.affiliation: Center for TARA, University of Tsukuba, Tennoudai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan. nishimura@tara.tsukuba.ac.jp
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Kimitsuna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D020029:Base Pairing; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D005823:Genetics / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000235:genetics* / Q000266:history*; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D009705:Nucleosides; D012343:RNA, Transfer