Talk:Deoxyribose nucleic acid/to do

Restructure according to guidelines suggested in WikiProject Science, with the following main sections :

• Introduction :
• DNA in practice (avoid description on how it works here)
  • Types of DNA: by species: one DNA instance belongs to only one living organism; all organism in one species have very similar DNA; ... by topology: plasmid, ...; by place where it is found: chromosome, mitochondria, ...
  • Properties of DNA: self-replication; sequence defines proteins, ..
  • DNA in nature: found in all life forms: cells, virus, mitochondria, ...; in dead cells too; mystery of origin of DNA and life
  • DNA in everyday life: DNA used in crime investigation
  • DNA in medicine: treatments based on DNA
  • DNA in industry: genetic engineering, potential use in nanotechnology; project to create man-made life from synthetic DNA
  • DNA in science: methods of sequencing DNA
• Structure of DNA (and how it explains the properties of DNA)
  • Overview of molecular structure
  • DNA replication
  • DNA sequencing methods
• History :
  • Discovery of the double helix