Researchers trace genetic code's origins to early protein structures

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...
The Scientist

Screen of 250,000 Species Reveals Tweaks to Genetic Code

The genetic code that dictates how genetic information is translated into specific proteins is less rigid than scientists have long assumed, according to research published today (November 9) in eLife ...
UPI

Scientists reveal more inclusive update to human genome

May 10 (UPI) --Scientists have revealed a draft update to the human genetic code, using a collection of DNA from 47 genetically diverse individuals to understand what makes us human, but different at ...
Phys.org

Scientists shrink the genetic code of E. coli to contain only 57 of its usual 64 codons

The DNA of nearly all life on Earth contains many redundancies, and scientists have long wondered whether these redundancies served a purpose or if they were just leftovers from evolutionary processes ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Rewrite the Genetic Code of E. Coli, and It’s Drastically Different From Anything Found in Nature

An illustration of E. coli. Scientists have been racing to shrink the genetic code of this bacterium. Kateryna Kon / Science Photo Library via Getty Images The DNA of nearly all life on Earth is made ...