Uncovering a secret room that a giant virus creates inside its host amoeba

A virus relies on the host's translation machinery to replicate itself and become infectious. Translation efficiency ...
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DeepCodon: A rare-codon–aware AI tool boosts protein expression in E. coli

A research team has developed DeepCodon, a deep learning–based codon optimization tool that significantly improves heterologous protein expression in Escherichia coli while preserving functionally ...
Nature

Genetic code flexibility in microorganisms: novel mechanisms and impact on physiology

The genetic code is not frozen. Genetic code variations found in microorganisms include codon bias, codon reassignment, ambiguous decoding and natural genetic code expansion. Codon bias, which is ...

Unusual genetic code in Antarctic microbes yields rare amino acid

Researchers discover a unique genetic code in Antarctic archaea that encodes a rare amino acid, potentially advancing protein ...
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The secret room a giant virus creates inside its host amoeba

A virus relies on the host's translation machinery to replicate itself and become infectious. Translation efficiency ...