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The universal genetic code, used by nearly all living organisms may be in need of a rewrite

The genetic code, a universal blueprint for life, governs how DNA and RNA sequences translate into proteins. While its ...
RealClearScience

Translucent Microbe Deviates From Universal Genetic Code

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EurekAlert!

Study sheds light on the origin of the genetic code

Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform – from bacteria to blue whales – shares the same genetic code. How and when this code came about has been the subject of much scientific ...
Phys.org

Research team uncovers universal code driving the formation of all cell membranes

Researchers at the University of Alberta have uncovered what they say has been the missing puzzle piece ever since the genetic code was first cracked. "Sixty years ago, scientists started to work on ...

Bridge recombinases, optimized for human cells, enable massive programmable DNA rearrangements

For decades, gene-editing science has been limited to making small, precise edits to human DNA, akin to correcting typos in ...
Healio

Data show ‘critical need’ for universal genetic testing of patients with breast cancer

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Certain medical centers implemented the guidelines; however, the clinical utility of universal germline genetic ...
Miami University

Cracking the Code on a Career in Genetics

Few fields are evolving as quickly as the field of genetics. Emily Wyatt found her calling in genetics while working in Miami University’s Killian Neurobiology Lab, where she studies a protein that is ...
PBS

The Common Genetic Code:

The often-mentioned fact that humans and chimpanzees are 99.9 percent identical in their DNA is hard to accept for some people, who can't comprehend how we could share so much of our basic genetic ...