Date:10/16/2008

and archaea to arthropods and vertebratesare coated (both inside and out) with a dense array of various sugar molecules. The roles of glycans in human physiology and disease, including cancer, are also emphasized. Finally, the growing field of glycomics is introduced. Glycomics aims to understand, on a more global scale, how collections of glycans govern specific biological processes.

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Contact: Ingrid Benirschke benirsch@cshl.edu 619-275-6021 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Source:Eurekalert

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