Talk:DNA

Copyright violation?

This looks like just a rip of a Wikipedia article... can someone fix it? Shanya Almafeta 15:28, 11 February 2007 (CST)

We should all edit it. Before the unfork, we had all the WP articles, and as they became different we made them CZ live. I see your concern, but it is legitimate to import articles and then work on them. Nancy Sculerati MD 15:33, 11 February 2007 (CST)

Proposition2 This is the repository of detailed molecular descritions of the roles and usefulness in research of DNA -a reference entry David Tribe 17:21, 12 February 2007 (CST)

Proposition:

This article is far too big.

Lets identify 1. the corere sections for a coherent comprehesive introduction to understanding the key biological roles of DNA

2. Packages that form the nuclues of other vitasl biology topics.

I'm talkin' RADICAL SURGERY HERE.

Che?

David Tribe 01:33, 12 February 2007 (CST)

Here is the current content:

1 Physical and chemical properties

1.1 Base pairing

1.2 Sense and antisense

1.3 Supercoiling

1.4 Alternative double-helical structures

1.5 Quadruplex structures

2 Chemical modifications

2.1 Regulatory base modifications

2.2 DNA damage

3 Overview of biological functions

3.1 Transcription and translation

3.2 Replication

4 Genes and genomes

5 Interactions with proteins

5.1 DNA-binding proteins

5.2 DNA-modifying enzymes

5.2.1 Nucleases and ligases

5.2.2 Topoisomerases and helicases

5.2.3 Polymerases

6 Genetic recombination

7 Uses in technology

7.1 Forensics

7.2 Bioinformatics

7.3 DNA and computation

7.4 History and anthropology

8 History

I have bolded what seem to be fundamental and should be kept at some level for a primer article. Feel free to add or subrtract from this initial cut. Chris Day (Talk) 01:44, 12 February 2007 (CST)

I disagree with both of you and really like the long detailed article. You just hit cntrl+f or apple key+f and you can find whatever you want in the article. Why not make a simple version as a separate article? -Tom Kelly (Talk) 01:57, 12 February 2007 (CST)

I think what David is suggesting is a primer version, although I don't what to speak for him too much. In my opinion the two could definitely co-exhist. We can have our cake and eat it. Chris Day (Talk) 02:02, 12 February 2007 (CST)

Im not wanting to be dogmatic and don't want to throw anything out just (thinking of) putting some of it elsewhere. It might work if we concentrate on developing all the essentils first but keep it all in one place,

but my point remains that many of these sections are part of important bifgeer stories we also need to write Eg

3.1 Transcription and translation

6 Genetic recombination

7.1 Forensics

7.2 Bioinformatics

7.3 DNA and computation

7.4 History and anthropology'

all these are specialist fields each with a huge story to tell that cannot be done justly here. Why not get those jobs started>, and also do them well

Some comments transferred to Talk:Primer on DNA David Tribe 17:23, 12 February 2007 (CST)