Early researchers studying the genetic code had to determine if the mRNA encoding amino acids was non-overlapping. Was it each sequential set of three nucleotides encoding one amino acid?

The genetic code is a set of rules that defines how the four-letter code of DNA is translated into the 20-letter code of amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins.

The genetic code is the set of rules that tells the cells how to interpret the three-letter combinations of nucleotides into proteins, often referred to as the building blocks of life.

Need a password for a new device or service? Try the genetic code. Messenger RNA triplets and the amino acids they specify provide nearly endless password possibilities. And it’s timely — the ...

The genetic code acts as life’s instruction manual, telling cells how to build proteins from DNA and RNA. Though it's a marvel of molecular precision, the path it took to evolve remains unclear ...

Evolution settled on a genetic code that uses four letters to name 20 amino acids. Synthetic biologists adding new bases to DNA will be free to improve on nature — if they can.

The Earth Bank of Codes wants to collect the genetic sequence of the natural world--and let countries make money from the scientific breakthroughs that would result, rather than selling their ...

The genetic code, a universal blueprint for life, governs how DNA and RNA sequences translate into proteins. While its complexity has inspired generations of scientists, its origins remain a topic ...

Scientists have discovered a second code hiding within DNA. The second code contains information that changes how scientists read the instructions contained in DNA and interpret mutations to make ...

The same amino acid can be encoded by anywhere from one to six different strings of letters in the genetic code. Andrzej Wojcicki/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesNearly all life, from ...

With the technology to add new bases to DNA, scientists now have to figure out if it’s possible to improve on nature’s genetic code.

The code fills more than 175 books, or 262,000 densely printed pages. Sabbatini goes on to explain that differences between individual human beings make up just 500 of those pages -- the rest of our ...