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.
Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.s) are physicians fully trained to diagnose illness, prescribe medications and perform surgery. The Federal Government and the American Medical Association recognize D.O.s and M.D.s as equivalent. Osteopathic physicians (D.O.s) are fully licensed, patient-centered medical doctors. They have full medical practice rights throughout the United States and in 44 countries abroad.