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Featured article: February 13, 2007

DNA is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions for the development and function of living organisms. All living things contain DNA, although DNA viruses are usually considered non-living. The main role of DNA in the cell is the long term storage of information. It is often compared to a blueprint, since it contains the instructions to construct other components of the cell, such as proteins and RNA molecules. The DNA segments that carry genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in regulating the expression of genetic information. In eukaryotes such as animals and plants, DNA is stored inside the cell nucleus, while in prokaryotes such as bacteria, the DNA is in the cell's cytoplasm. The major function of DNA is to encode the sequence of amino acid residues in proteins, using the genetic code. To read the genetic code, cells make a copy of a stretch of DNA in the nucleic acid RNA. These RNA copies can then be used to direct protein biosynthesis, but they can also be used directly as parts of ribosomes or spliceosomes. (more...)

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Irving Berlin's 1918 hit "Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning", sung by Arthur Fields in 1919. (file info)

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A Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit in flight. The B-2 is a stealth bomber able to drop conventional and nuclear weapons. There have been 21 of these flying wings built, down from an initial projection of 135, the collapse of the Soviet Union having rendered void the Spirit's primary mission.

Photo credit: Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III, USAF

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Featured list: List of Encyclicals of Pope John Paul II

This article contains a list of Encyclicals of Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul II issued 14 Papal Encyclicals during his reign as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for over 26 years, from his election on 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005.

No.	Title		Subject	Date
No.	Latin	English translation	Subject	Date
1.	Redemptor Hominis	"The Redeemer of Man"	On Jesus' Redemption of the world; the central importance of the human person; the Pope's plan of governance	4 March 1979
2.	Dives in Misericordia	"Rich in Mercy"	On God's mercy given to the Church and the world	30 November 1980
3.	Laborem Exercens	"On Human Work"	On the 90th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum; the conflict of labour and capital, and the rights of workers	14 September 1981
4.	Slavorum Apostoli	"The Apostles of the Slavs"	In commemoration of Saints Cyril and Methodius	2 June 1985
5.	Dominum et Vivificantem	"The Lord and Giver of Life"	On the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church and the world	18 May 1986

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