title: XNA marks the spot. What can we learn about the origins of life and the treatment of disease through artificial nucleic acids?
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D018736:DNA Adducts / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000628:therapy; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000235:genetics; D012313:RNA / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000235:genetics; D034622:RNA Interference; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D018736:DNA Adducts; D009696:Nucleic Acids; D012313:RNA