Circulating nucleic acids in plasma and serum (CNAPS 4); proceedings.9781573316279 Circulating nucleic acids in plasma and serum (CNAPS CNAPS Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies 4); proceedings. International Symposium on Circulating Nucleic Acids in Plasma and Serum (4th: 2005: London, England) Ed. by R. Swaminathan et al. Blackwell Publishing 2006 353 pages $125.00 Paperback Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences The New York Academy of Sciences is the third oldest scientific society in the United States. An independent, non-profit organization with more than 25,000 members in 140 countries, the Academy’s mission is to advance understanding of science and technology. ; v.1075 QP620 King's College, U. of London, was an apt venue for the fourth international meeting of CNAPS not least of all for work conducted there leading to the Watson and Crick Watson and Crick refers to the duo of James D. Watson and Francis Crick who, using x-ray data collected by Rosalind Franklin, deciphered the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953. model of the structure of DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. . In the first of 46 conference papers, Swaminathan (chemical pathology, St. Thomas' Hospital, London) reviews how advances in detecting and quantifying specific nucleic acids (DNA and RNA RNA: see nucleic acid. RNA in full ribonucleic acid One of the two main types of nucleic acid (the other being DNA), which functions in cellular protein synthesis in all living cells and replaces DNA as the carrier of genetic sequences) is promising improved disease diagnosis and monitoring. Other contributors address topics relating to nucleic acids specifically in fetal and maternal plasma, to cancer and other diseases, and analytic methodologies. The volume lacks a subject index. The CiP lists the volume number as 1074, but 1075 appears on the cover and title page. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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