Figure 1: Schematic representation of the transition of a, the double helix into b, the two possible isomers of H-DNA. Figure 2: a, b, Sequential NOE interactions in the triplex loop and the 3′ tail ...

Soon we will know the sequence of the human genome, or some humans' genomes, anyway – and then what? The sequence alone will not tell us which parts function as genes, much less what those genes do.

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Clay Halton was a Business Editor at Investopedia and has been working in the finance publishing field for more than five years. He also writes and edits personal finance content, with a focus on ...