Scientists explored mRNA and protein public databases to unravel hidden meanings of the genetic code. Using a metric derived from mRNA codon composition, they found out how gene sequence choice can ...

61 codons specify one of the 20 amino acids that make up proteins 3 codons are stop codons, which signal the termination of protein synthesis Importantly, the genetic code is nearly universal, shared ...

Mauritania's Hamza Labeid (front) dives prior to the start of the heats of the men's 50-metre freestyle swimming event in the FINA World Championships at the indoor stadium of the Oriental Sports ...

Researchers at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology have successfully rewritten the DNA makeup of the bacteria Escherichia coli, or E. coli. As stated in the paper detailing ...

Today, thousands of databases with biological data are publicly available. They include data on gene and protein sequences and detailed measurements of different cellular parameters, such as the exact ...