Synthetic biologists from Yale were able to re-write the genetic code of an organism—a novel genomically recoded organism (GRO) with one stop codon—using a cellular platform that they developed ...

The codons UAA, UAG, and UGA are the stop codons that signal the termination of translation. Figure 2 shows the 64 codon combinations and the amino acids or stop signals they specify. As ...

Each codon corresponds to a specific amino acid. Certain codons tell the translation machinery where to start and stop. But sometimes, like a rogue driver skipping a red light, the machinery skips ...

How does DNA determine an organism’s characteristics? A process called translation decodes RNA created during transcription, and uses it to create proteins that perform specific cellular functions.

Each gene has usually two versions within the library: with and without stop codon. If you plan to make use of a vector containing C-terminal tags, select the version without stop codon. The MGC ...