The genetics of a marine protozoan may overturn one of the long-held tenets of protein synthesis. According to conventional wisdom, the genetic code is unambiguous: each DNA triplet, or codon, ...

During that same year, Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei began deciphering the genetic code, and they determined that the codon UUU specifically represented the amino acid phenylalanine.

In the past, to expand protein diversity beyond the scope of these 20 subunits, scientists tweaked the genetic code and designed artificial ... Given that the TCG codon could efficiently instruct the ...

X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency disease (X-SCID) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by profound defects in ...

The creation of the landmark GRO, known as "Ochre" - which fully compresses redundant, or "degenerate" codons, into a single codon - is described in a new study published on February 5th, 2025 in ...

During protein synthesis, the genetic information stored in DNA is first transcribed into mRNA. The mRNA then travels to the ribosome, where translation occurs. Here's how anticodons facilitate the ...