Restructure according to guidelines suggested in WikiProject Science, with the following main sections :
- Introduction :
- DNA in practice (avoid description on how it works here)
- Types of DNA: by species: one DNA instance belongs to only one living organism; all organism in one species have very similar DNA; ... by topology: plasmid, ...; by place where it is found: chromosome, mitochondria, ...
- Properties of DNA: self-replication; sequence defines proteins, ..
- DNA in nature: found in all life forms: cells, virus, mitochondria, ...; in dead cells too; mystery of origin of DNA and life
- DNA in everyday life: DNA used in crime investigation
- DNA in medicine: treatments based on DNA
- DNA in industry: genetic engineering, potential use in nanotechnology; project to create man-made life from synthetic DNA
- DNA in science: methods of sequencing DNA
- Structure of DNA (and how it explains the properties of DNA)
- Overview of molecular structure
- DNA replication
- DNA sequencing methods
- History :
- Discovery of the double helix
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