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Nucleic acids (RNA and DNA) and their chemical analogs have been utilized as building materials due to their biocompatibility and programmability. RNA, which naturally possesses a wide range of different functions, is now being widely investigated for its role as a responsive biomaterial which dynamically reacts to changes in the surrounding environment. It is now evident that artificially designed self-assembling RNAs, that can form programmable nanoparticles and supra-assemblies, will play an increasingly important part in a diverse range of applications, such as macromolecular therapies, drug delivery systems, biosensing, tissue engineering, programmable scaffolds for material organization, logic gates, and soft actuators, to name but a few. The current exciting Special Issue comprises research highlights, short communications, research articles, and reviews that all bring together the leading scientists who are exploring a wide range of the fundamental properties of RNA and DNA nanoassemblies suitable for biomedical applications.

cotranscriptional folding --- n/a --- RNA --- conditionally activated --- i-motif DNA --- spinal cord tumor --- fluorescence --- dynamic --- stability --- functional RNA --- ribozyme --- biological media --- RNA aptamers --- gene therapy --- biosensors --- viral vector --- ganciclovir --- RNA self-assembly --- RNA nanoparticle --- gene delivery --- riboswitch --- non-viral gene delivery --- NANPs --- silver nanoclusters --- small-angle neutron scattering --- contrast variation --- aptamers --- RNA logic --- fluorogenic RNA --- glioblastoma multiforme --- RNA interference --- nucleic acid nanoparticles --- immunostimulation --- aggregation --- small-angle X-ray scattering --- non-viral vector --- light-up aptamer --- nucleic acid therapeutic --- live-cell imaging --- DNA nanotechnology --- nucleic acid computing --- nanopores --- structural characterization --- siRNA --- suicide gene therapy --- nucleic acid nanoparticle --- cytosine rich sequences --- RNA nanotechnology --- logic gates --- serum --- conditional activation