A Mini-Review: Clinical Development and Potential of Aptamers for Thrombotic Events Treatment and Monitoring.

The unique opportunity for aptamer uses in thrombotic events has sparked a considerable amount of research in the area. The short half-lives of unmodified aptamers in vivo remain one of the major challenges in therapeutic aptamers. Much of the incremental successful therapeutic aptamer stories were due to modifications in the aptamer bases.

In Vitro Selection and Characterization of a Single-Stranded DNA Aptamer Against the Herbicide Atrazine.

Atrazine is an herbicide that is widely used in crop production at about 70 million pounds per year in the United States. Its widespread use has led to contamination of groundwater and other aquatic systems. It has resulted in many serious environmental and human health issues.