The term "xeno-nucleic acids", abbreviated XNA, has grown in popularity to the point that it has become a catch-all phrase for almost any unnatural nucleic acid, raising the question: what is XNA and how does it differ from chemically modified DNA?
Keywords: XNA; synthetic biology; xeno-nucleic acid.
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