nucleic_acid has definitions from the fields of biology,chemistry,genetics,biochemistry
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[ noun ] (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotid chains that are vital constituents of all living cells

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(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

Will advances in human sciences help us build social_structures and governments which will enable us to cope_with people as_effectively_as the primitive combination of protein and nucleic_acid built a structure of molecules which enabled it to adapt to a sea of molecular interaction ?

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