Scientists sought to work out genetic errors by creating their own artificial genome, which replaced E. coli’s original genome and used less genetic material.

The Common Genetic Code Paul Nurse demonstrated that a strain of yeast with a defective gene could use the human version of that gene to repair itself.

Researchers show simpler versions of the universal genetic code can still function in protein synthesis. In addition to understanding early primordial organisms, the research could lead to ...

The synthetic bacteria contain a shorter genetic code with 57 codons rather than 64, freeing up space for further edits that might lead to new drugs or virus-resistant microbes ...

The team studied Rhodotorula toruloides, a red yeast used to produce substances called oleochemicals. Scientists use a ...

Universal genetic code may not be so universal Date: July 27, 2016 Source: American Crystallographic Association (ACA) Summary: New research is casting doubt on a commonly held belief about how ...

Codetta, a new computational method for predicting genetic codes, could reveal insights into how some organisms have modified their code.

Scientists have created Syn57, a completely synthetic bacterium with a genetic code unlike anything in nature. Unlike all ...

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare ...

The new system developed by Professor Chad Mirkin delivers CRISPR machinery more safely and effectively into cells.