DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genomic material in cells that contains the genetic information used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. DNA, along with RNA and proteins, is one of the three major macromolecules that are essential for life.
Further information: Osteopathic medicine in the United States. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) is a professional doctoral degree for physicians and surgeons offered by medical schools in the United States. A D.O. degree graduate may become licensed as an osteopathic physician, having equivalent rights, privileges, and responsibilities as a physician who has earned the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree.
What Does a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Do? Doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) can take care of you from head to toe. âWe are fully licensed and certified physicians who have a few extra tools in our toolkit,â says William Burke, DO, dean of the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Dublin. More than half of DOs focus on primary care as internists, family doctors, and pediatricians.