Why is knowledge of the DNA sequence important in research ?
Most recently , Breslauer has elucidated the significance of metastable states within the rough energy landscapes of DNA molecules , information critical to our understanding of the molecular origins of triple repeat diseases , such as Huntington 's disease and fragile X syndrome . < br > Breslauer is the Executive Editor of Biopolymers , a major journal in his field , and is founding editor of Nucleic Acid Sciences .