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<strong>Microarray</strong> Problem: Major Objective<br />

• Major Objective: Discover a comprehensive theory <strong>of</strong><br />

life’s organiz<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>at</strong> the molecular level<br />

— The major actors <strong>of</strong> molecular biology: the nucleic<br />

acids, DeoxyriboNucleic acid (<strong>DNA</strong>) and RiboNucleic<br />

Acids (RNA)<br />

— The central dogma <strong>of</strong> molecular biology<br />

Proteins are very<br />

complic<strong>at</strong>ed molecules with<br />

20 different amino acids.<br />

How to measure processes <strong>at</strong> the molecular level?<br />

=> microarray technology<br />

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