Abstract:This article aims to describe the most important historical and scientific facts that permitted today's understanding of the structure and functionality of the DNA molecule. We believe that recovering history and divulging it culturally integrates new and old generations to the contemporary society we belong to, facilitating the learning and the understanding about our constitution and functionality, as well as allowing us to speculate about our future, our evolution, the life on our planet, and the focus and course of new research in this scientific area.
Resumo:Este artigo tem o objetivo de relatar os fatos históricos científicos mais importantes que permitiram o entendimento atual da estrutura e funcionalidade da molécula de DNA. Acreditamos que resgatar a história e divulgá-la integra culturalmente novas e velhas gerações à sociedade contemporânea a que pertencemos, facilitando o aprendizado e a compreensão sobre a nossa constituição e funcionalidade, assim como nos permite especular sobre o nosso futuro, nossa evolução, a vida no planeta, e o enfoque e direcionamento de novas pesquisas desta área científica.Endereço para correspondência:
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