Hidden genetic code for better designer genes

Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 21:00 in Biology & Nature

The relative abundance of rare "words," or codons, in bacterial genes helps control how much of the corresponding protein the bacteria produce. The results could help scientists engineer bacteria more precisely than ever before, and greatly increase the efficiency of microbial manufacturing.

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