Document Details
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Title:
Radioisotopes and Life Processes (Rev.)
Author(s):
Kisieleski, Walter E. [Argonne National Laboratory]; Baserga, Renato [Fels Research Institute]
Subject Terms:
Understanding the Atom Series
Document Type:
BOOK
Publication Date:
1967 Jan 01
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
56 pg
Accession Number:
Atom49
Originating Research Org.:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
OpenNet Entry Date:
2014 Oct 02
OpenNet Modified Date:
2014 Sep 30
Description/Abstract:
This booklet gives an account, in chemical terms, of the materials from which living matter is made and some of the chemical reactions that underlie the manifestations and the maintenance of life. DNA, RNA and proteins are described. How radioactive isotopes can be used to pry into the innermost secrets of these substances are shown.