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 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
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