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Shedding Light on the Limits of the Expanded Genetic Code

A study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports that these novel components can damage cells when they are exposed to light

Researchers Get a Detailed Look at a DNA Repair Protein in Action

by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Errors in the human genetic code that arise from mismatched nucleotide base pairs in the DNA double helix can lead to cancer and other disorders. In microbes, such errors provide the basis for adaption to environmental stress.