title: Prospecting for aptamers in the human genome.
abstract: Aptamers are RNA molecules that bind small molecules. They were originally isolated from random libraries and then found in bacteria. In this issue of Chemistry & Biology, Vu et al. demonstrate that a motif for an adenosine aptamer occurs in human and bacterial genomes and binds AMP and ATP in vitro.
authors.forename: Philip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Bevilacqua
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Breen
authors.forename: Pallavi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thaplyal