Synthetic genetic polymers capable of heredity and evolution

VB Pinheiro, AI Taylor, C Cozens, M Abramov… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Genetic information storage and processing rely on just two polymers, DNA and RNA, yet
whether their role reflects evolutionary history or fundamental functional constraints is …

Exploring the chemistry of genetic information storage and propagation through polymerase engineering

G Houlihan, S Arangundy-Franklin… - Accounts of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Nucleic acids are a distinct form of sequence-defined biopolymer. What sets
them apart from other biopolymers such as polypeptides or polysaccharides is their unique …

Polymerase capable of producing non-DNA nucleotide polymers

P Holliger, C Cozens, V Pinheiro - US Patent 9,914,914, 2018 - Google Patents
NYHBQMYGNKIUIF-VKJDSPIKSA-N NC (NC1= O)= Nc2c1nc [n] 2 [C@@ H](C1O) O [C@
H](CO) C1O Chemical compound NC (NC1= O)= Nc2c1nc [n] 2 [C@@ H](C1O) O [C …