Scientists Have Discovered An Organism That Breaks Biology Golden Rule
Living organisms usually read the DNA code in a very strict and predictable way. Every codon, which is a set of three nucleotides in a gene, corresponds to one specific amino acid that becomes part of a growing protein.
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have now discovered that one type of microorganism can tolerate uncertainty in this process. Their work challenges a long-held belief that the genetic code must always be interpreted with complete precision.
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Scientists Have Discovered an Organism That Breaks Biology’s Golden Rule
An archaeon reads the same codon in two different ways, overturning a doctrine that has stood for 60 years. Living organisms usually read the DNA c...
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Living organisms usually read the DNA code in a very strict and predictable way. Every codon, which is a set of three nucleotides in a gene, corres...