Radioisotopes and Life Processes (Revised)

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CELL THEORY: DNA IS THE SECRET OF LIFE

RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES: THE BIOLOGICAL DETECTIVES

DNA SYNTHESIS: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CELLS

RNA SYNTHESIS: HOW TO TRANSLATE ONE LANGUAGE INTO ANOTHER

PROTEIN SYNTHESIS: THE MOLECULES THAT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

CELL CYCLE AND GENE ACTION: LIFE IS THE SECRET OF DNA

ISOTOPES IN RESEARCH: PROBING THE CANCER PROBLEM

CONCLUSIONS

SUGGESTED REFERENCES Books

FOOTNOTES

The Understanding the Atom Series

Nuclear energy is playing a vital role in the life of every man, woman, and child in the United States today. In the years ahead it will affect increasingly all the peoples of the earth. It is essential that all Americans gain an understanding of this vital force if they are to discharge thoughtfully their responsibilities as citizens and if they are to realize fully the myriad benefits that nuclear energy offers them.

The United States Atomic Energy Commission provides this booklet to help you achieve such understanding.

Edward J. Brunenkant

Edward J. Brunenkant, Director Division of Technical Information

UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman
James T. Ramey
Wilfrid E. Johnson
Dr. Theos J. Thompson
Dr. Clarence E. Larson

Radioisotopes
AND LIFE PROCESSES

by Walter E. Kisieleski and
Renato Baserga

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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