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Category: 7. Science
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All life copies DNA unambiguously into proteins. Archaea may be the exception.
The beauty of the DNA code is that organisms interpret it unambiguously. Each three-letter nucleotide sequence, or codon, in a gene codes for a unique amino acid that’s added to a chain of amino acids to make a protein.
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Archaea May Break DNA-to-Protein Rule
The beauty of the DNA code is that organisms interpret it unambiguously. Each three-letter nucleotide sequence, or codon, in a gene codes for a unique amino acid that’s added to a chain of amino acids to make a protein.
But University of…
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Reef protections are slowing crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks
One of the most extensive marine conservation initiatives ever undertaken on the Great Barrier Reef is starting to deliver some positive impact and helping to reduce the scale…
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Optics & Photonics News – Molecules Switch On Insulating Light Emitters
Lanthanide-doped nanostructures can be tailored to emit light at precise wavelengths across the visible spectrum and into the near infrared [Image: National University of Singapore]
Two independent research teams have devised similar…
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DNA transcription is a tightly choreographed event. A new study reveals how it is choreographed.
Life’s instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing RNA in eukaryotic cells and eventually giving rise to proteins. Scientists know that Pol II must advance down the gene…
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STREAM-lining guidelines for microbiome research
A new community-led checklist provides reporting guidelines for microbiome research across environments.
Guidelines and checklists exist for various areas of research. In microbiology, this is…
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The mystery of the missing deep ocean carbon fixers
In a step toward better understanding how the ocean sequesters carbon, new findings from UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators challenge the current view of how carbon dioxide is “fixed” in the sunless ocean depths. UCSB microbial…
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