DNA Microarray Image Analysis - University of Illinois at Urbana ...
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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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