Hidden within the genetic code lies the "triplet code," a series of three nucleotides that determine a single amino acid. How did scientists discover and unlock this amino acid code? Once the budding ...

Everything on Earth is made of atoms, most of which are closely packed together in the form of minerals. Life has its uses for minerals—ask a coral reef—but its essence lies in atoms arranged as ...

There are 20 amino acids that make up proteins and all have the same basic structure, differing only in the R-group or side chain they have. Amino acids are in an equilibrium between two acids with ...

Why is DNA so important? Put simply, DNA contains the instructions necessary for life. The code within our DNA provides directions on how to make proteins that are vital for our growth, development, ...

The nucleotide sequences coding for murine complement component C3 have been determined from a cloned genomic DNA fragment and several overlapping cloned complementary DNA fragments. The amino acid ...

The genetic code is made up of a total of 64 base triplets or codons. At least one codon encodes the information for each of the 20 amino acids used in the synthesis of proteins during translation.

This presentation will focus on revising some of the key topics in A-Level biochemistry, e.g. definitions, structure and isomerism in amino-acids, basic protein structure, examples of key proteins ...

Utilizing the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), researchers identified interstellar cyanomethanimine, a precursor to adenine (a DNA nucleobase), and ethanamine, implicated in alanine (an amino acid) ...

Scientists have uncovered an extraordinary finding on Asteroid Bennu, a space rock that passes near Earth roughly every six ...