Showing posts with label DNA: From Structure to Synthesis. Show all posts
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Wednesday 13 November 2013

Friday 2 August 2013

DNA: From Structure to Synthesis


 

Vol. 35 No. 2
March-April 2013

DNA: From Structure to Synthesis
The DNA double helix made up of two antiparallel strands complementary to each other through specific base pairing of A with T and G with C codes the key information necessary for synthesis and regulation of all proteins and enzymes required of functioning of a cell from cell division to cell differentiation and cell development. The discovery also gave birth to the fields of molecular and structural biology, which have been key to the genetic revolution that has resulted in the development of vital products, ranging from hormones and enzymes to therapeutic molecules and vaccines. The penultimate achievement stemming from the discovery of DNA’s structure was the unraveling of the entire human genome in 2001 and work continues unabated on the genomes of other organisms. These discoveries have implications for our understanding of diseases at the molecular level and, thereby, the development of cures. Some of the most spectacular applications take advantage of the self-assembling properties of the genetic molecule DNA to make nonbiological novel generic materials.http://www.iupac.org/publications/ci/2013/3502/2_caruthers.html