Expanded genetic code is shown phototoxic to cells

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 22:32 in Biology & Nature

Scientists found that the synthetic bases used to increase the number of DNA bases from the four that occur naturally in all organisms to six, also makes cells so sensitive to near-visible ultraviolet light that the light becomes toxic to cells.

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