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@kill-bait.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Microbe Defies Key Rule in Genetic Code, Offering New Insights into Protein Production Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered a microbe that challenges a key rule of the genetic code. Methanosarcina acetivorans, a methane-producing archaeon, interprets a normally 'stop' codon (UAG) in two ways. Sometimes, it halts protein production, while other times, it inserts a rare amino acid, pyrrolysine, allowing the protein to continue growing. This flexibility leads to two different proteins from the same genetic code, influenced by environmental factors. This phenomenon may be beneficial to the microbe, aiding in the breakdown of methylamine, a compound linked to human health and found in the gut. The discovery could also inform medical strategies for genetic disorders caused by premature stop codons, like cystic fibrosis and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, by enabling cells to bypass faulty stop signals. The study opens up new possibilities for genetic research and protein synthesis, suggesting that life might benefit from genetic ambiguity rather than suffering from it. By exploring this flexible reading of the genetic code, scientists are unveiling new ways to control cellular processes and potentially treat genetic diseases.

Microbe Defies Key Rule in Genetic Code, Offering New Insights into Protein Production

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@leonfrench.bsky.social

1 month ago

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New virus with genetic code written by AI 'is first step towards lab-grown life'

New virus with genetic code written by AI ‘is first step towards lab-grown life’

[h/t Jan, London SW17]

#ai #virus #geneticcode #labgrownlife #lgl

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@soulofthecosmos.bsky.social

3 months ago

Is Your Genetic Code Tunable?

Our DNA is more than a hard drive. It's a quantum antenna, designed to receive and transmit subtle cosmic energy and synchronize the body.

#GeneticCode #QuantumAntenna #DNA #CosmicEnergy

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3 months ago

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Uncovering a new genetic code in archaea opens doors for bioengineering applications The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 amino acids. But certain groups of microbes have an expanded genetic code, in which one or two additional amino acids are inserted into the protein—a finding that has been leveraged for bioengineering.

🤯 Life’s code isn’t fixed! Some microbes use *extra* amino acids in their proteins—unlocking bioengineering possibilities. ✨ #GeneticCode 🧬

Source: phys.org/news/2025-11-uncovering-...

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Alejandro Manzano Marín

@amanzanom.bsky.social

3 months ago

Really cool #review

Natural and artificial variations of the standard #geneticCode

Of course with mention of #endosymbiont lineages

doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

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Maria Polychronidou

@mpolychronidou.bsky.social

3 months ago

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An archaeal genetic code with all TAG codons as pyrrolysine Multiple genetic codes developed during the evolution of eukaryotes and bacteria, yet no alternative genetic code is known for archaea. We used proteomics to confirm our prediction that certain archae...

Analysis of the reassignment of TAG from STOP to pyrrolysine among #archaea shows that it is a distinct #geneticcode that emerged multiple independent times in different lineages ➡️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#proteomics

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@wildtypestore.bsky.social

4 months ago

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Just in time for Halloween:

Degeneracy Rules! It's true, your genetic code is degenerate.

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#biology #geneticcode #codon #degeneracy #halloween #molecularbiology #nucleotides #skull #pirate
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@microbesinfo.bsky.social

5 months ago

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Map of bacterial gene interactions uncovers targets for future antibiotics Despite rapid advances in reading the genetic code of living organisms, scientists still face a major challenge today—knowing a gene's sequence does not automatically reveal what it does. Even in…

Map of #bacterial gene interactions uncovers targets for future #antibiotics ...

| #bacteria | #microbes | #genes | #geneticcode | Via @sciencex.bsky.social

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Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH)

@bihatcharite.bsky.social

5 months ago

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How genes affect our metabolism - News - BIH at Charité A person's metabolism is as unique as their fingerprint, and so is their risk of developing certain diseases. A better understanding of the genetic influences on metabolism could open up new therapeut...

Researchers at the BIH and Queen Mary University of London have created the largest #genetic map of human #metabolism to date and investigated the effects of our #geneticcode on blood values such as #cholesterol.

Read more 👉 www.bihealth.org/en/notices/h...

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Nediljko (Ned) Budisa

@nedbudisa.bsky.social

5 months ago

We highlight an alternative: breaking triplet degeneracy - reshaping how codons are read, not just hijacked.

Not tinkering with recoding tricks but redesigning the code’s architecture.

DOI: doi.org/10.1002/cctc...

#GeneticCode #LifeEngineering #SyntheticBiology #Xenobiology

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Nediljko (Ned) Budisa

@nedbudisa.bsky.social

5 months ago

If more stop codons mean less protein, can we really call this expansion? Recoding looks fragile - more in-frame stops give exponentially less protein. We need efficiency for true translational research.

DOI: doi.org/10.1002/cctc...

#GeneticCode #LifeEngineering #SyntheticBiology #Xenobiology

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Nediljko (Ned) Budisa

@nedbudisa.bsky.social

5 months ago

Life’s “operating system” is a universal genetic code. For billions of years it seemed frozen. In ChemCatChem we explain why it looks this way - and how we might carefully expand it.

DOI: doi.org/10.1002/cctc...

#GeneticCode #LifeEngineering #SyntheticBiology #Xenobiology

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@getnews-me.bsky.social

5 months ago

Dipeptide Patterns Reveal Early Evolution of the Genetic Code

Dipeptide Patterns Reveal Early Evolution of the Genetic Code

Scientists analyzed >4 billion dipeptides from 1,561 proteomes, showing early dipeptide frequencies precede later ones and follow the entry of amino acids into the genetic code. getnews.me/dipeptide-patterns-revea... #dipeptides #geneticcode

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@edwardsdna.bsky.social

7 months ago

Scientists Rewrite the Genetic Code of E. Coli, and It's Drastically Different From Anything Found in Nature 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

Scientists Rewrite the Genetic Code of E. Coli, and It's Drastically Different From Anything Found in Nature: The synthetic bacteria contain a shorter genetic code with 57 codons rather than 64, freeing up… @SmithsonianMag #GeneticEngineering #SyntheticBiology #Ecoli #Biotechnology #GeneticCode

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@castltrastondrs.bsky.social

9 months ago

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Mice grow bigger brains when given this stretch of human DNA Finding adds to the bigger picture of how humans developed such large brains.

#Medsky🧪 #neurosky Taking a snippet of #geneticcode that is unique to humans & inserting it into 🐁 helps the animals to grow bigger brains than usual, according to a #Clinicalreport @nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

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@mikebarbre.bsky.social

1 year ago

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Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world.

Hold on to your genes:

"[The #Bennu samples supplied] more than enough to tease out the sodium-rich minerals and confirm the presence of amino acids, nitrogen in the form of ammonia and even parts of the genetic code." #biology #GeneticCode

apnews.com/article/aste...

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@vinothkannan0387.bsky.social

1 year ago

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@knowledgezone.bsky.social

1 year ago

Has a new #study disproven #DarMatter and #DarkEnergy? : Medium

Scientists find one of the oldest #Stars in the #Universe in a #Galaxy right next to ours: Live Sci

#Biologists Construct #Groundbreaking #TreeOfLife Using 1.8 Billion Letters of #GeneticCode: Misc

knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bo...

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Johana Rotterova

@micrott.bsky.social

2 years ago

New case of alternative genetic code discovered! UAR reassignment in Palmarella but a standard code in its closest relatives. Our new paper with single cell #transcriptomics in APM #ciliates just out! doi.org/10.1016/j.ym... #ProtistsOnSky #protists #phylogenomics #geneticcode #anaerobes

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Wanda Thibodeaux

@wandathibodeaux.bsky.social

4 years ago

Espresso, latte or decaf? #GeneticCode drives your desire For #Coffee -- ScienceDaily ☕ ☕ http://rite.link/Xrac

Well, OK then. It's bottoms up for me this morning. What's in your cup?

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Wanda Thibodeaux

@wandathibodeaux.bsky.social

6 years ago

Poverty literally rewrites who you are on the genetic level, according to scientists. If that's not an argument to put more money in your workers' pockets, I don't know what is. @Inc #FairWages #BetterPay #Genes #Genetics #DNA #GeneticCode http://ow.ly/Yh2u30omXhu

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Wanda Thibodeaux

@wandathibodeaux.bsky.social

6 years ago

If you go through poverty, the evidence might be in your genes, according to researchers. @Inc #FairWages #BetterPay #Genes #Genetics #DNA #GeneticCode http://ow.ly/Yh2u30omXhu

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Wanda Thibodeaux

@wandathibodeaux.bsky.social

6 years ago

Going through poverty leaves a distinct mark on your genes, according to researchers from Northwestern University. @Inc #FairWages #BetterPay #Genes #Genetics #DNA #GeneticCode http://ow.ly/Yh2u30omXhu

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences

@mpi-nat.bsky.social

7 years ago

Unambiguously ambiguous: A yeast breaks the most important rule of the #geneticcode and randomly translates CUG as Serin and Leucin. Paper @CurrentBiology by researchers @mpi_bpc and @UniofBath #translation German press release: http://www.mpibpc.mpg.de/16144309/pr_1817 https://youtu.be/YVc79iTyXPE

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences

@mpi-nat.bsky.social

7 years ago

Unambiguously ambiguous: A yeast breaks the most important rule of the #geneticcode and randomly translates CUG as Serin and Leucin. Paper @CurrentBiology by researchers @mpi_bpc and @UniofBath #translation German press release: http://www.mpibpc.mpg.de/16144309/pr_1817 https://youtu.be/YVc79iTyXPE

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences

@mpi-nat.bsky.social

7 years ago

Unambiguously ambiguous: A yeast breaks the most important rule of the #geneticcode and randomly translates CUG as Serin and Leucin. Paper @CurrentBiology by researchers @mpi_bpc and @UniofBath #translation German press release: http://www.mpibpc.mpg.de/16144309/pr_1817 https://youtu.be/YVc79iTyXPE

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences

@mpi-nat.bsky.social

7 years ago

Unambiguously ambiguous: A yeast breaks the most important rule of the #geneticcode and randomly translates CUG as Serin and Leucin. Paper @CurrentBiology by researchers @mpi_bpc and @UniofBath #translation German press release: http://www.mpibpc.mpg.de/16144309/pr_1817 https://youtu.be/YVc79iTyXPE

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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences

@mpi-nat.bsky.social

7 years ago

Unambiguously ambiguous: A yeast breaks the most important rule of the #geneticcode and randomly translates CUG as Serin and Leucin. Paper @CurrentBiology by researchers @mpi_bpc and @UniofBath #translation German press release: http://www.mpibpc.mpg.de/16144309/pr_1817 https://youtu.be/YVc79iTyXPE

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