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Nucleic Acids Research, 2003, Vol. 31, No. 14 3869-3871
© 2003 Oxford University Press

EDITORIAL

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Claude Hélène was a member of the editorial board of NAR from 1986 to 1997. The following obituary, together with a listing of recently published NAR papers dedicated to the memory of Claude Hélène, can be found on a special tribute page at the NAR website (www.nar.oupjournals.org)

OBITUARY
On the morning of Tuesday, the eleventh February 2003, Professor Claude Hélène died of cancer ending his short but intense and productive life. This is in remembrance of his marvelous personality and his pioneering and outstanding contributions to nucleic acid chemistry. His work ranged from the photochemistry of nucleobases to the investigation of nucleic acid recognition by low molecular weight ligands, oligopeptides and oligonucleotides, as well as to the development of chemical genomics and of applications in functional biology, biotechnology and therapeutics. There is no doubt that Claude Hélène’s dedication and interests in all aspects of nucleic acids had helped shape this rapidly . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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