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

Scientists have discovered a microbe that bends the rules of the genetic code. This organism, Methanosarcina acetivorans, ...

Living things, from bacteria to humans, depend on a workforce of proteins to carry out essential tasks within their cells. Proteins are chains of amino acids that are strung together according to ...

A team led by researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has succeeded in deciphering a fundamental process of molecular biology: the incorporation of selenocysteine – the ‘21st amino acid’ ...