Scientists discovered a creature that breaks a fundamental rule of biology

A new study finds that at least one Archaea has surprisingly flexibility when interpreting genetic code, which goes against a ...
Nature

Genetic code flexibility in microorganisms: novel mechanisms and impact on physiology

The genetic code is not frozen. Genetic code variations found in microorganisms include codon bias, codon reassignment, ambiguous decoding and natural genetic code expansion. Codon bias, which is ...

Scientists say this creature doesn’t follow the most basic biology relies on

Scientists have discovered a microbe that bends the rules of the genetic code. This organism, Methanosarcina acetivorans, uses a flexible translation process. One codon, UAG, traditionally a stop ...
The Business Journals

Codon captures $1.5M synthetic biology grant

Codon Devices Inc., a maker of synthetic DNA, has received a federal grant to support company efforts to lower the cost of constructing genetic materials. The U.S. Department of Commerce's National ...