Nirenberg's Genetic Code Chart, 1961-66 On May 27, 1961, Heinrich Matthaei, a postdoc working with NIH scientist Marshal Nirenberg, placed synthetic polyuracil RNA into 20 test tubes to see what it ...

Genomes use the genetic code to write two separate languages. One describes how proteins are made, and the other instructs the cell on how genes are controlled.

The genetic code is a set of rules that defines how the four-letter code of DNA is translated into the 20-letter code of amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins.

How scientists are hacking the genetic code to give proteins new powers By modifying the blueprint of life, researchers are endowing proteins with chemistries they’ve never had before.

All living things use the genetic code to "translate" DNA-based genetic information into proteins, which are the main working molecules in cells. Precisely how the complex process of translation ...

Scientists are analysing the unique genetic code of individual samples from infected patients to track how the coronavirus is spreading across the UK. Each sample of its genetic material, RNA ...