Watch as DNA becomes protein in the process of protein synthesis.

While we all know DNA instructs our cells how to make proteins, scientists have now discovered a second DNA code that suggests the body uses the same alphabet to speak two different languages.

Scientists have discovered a second code hiding within DNA. The second code contains information that changes how scientists read the instructions contained in DNA and interpret mutations to make ...

It has long been accepted that a gene's protein-coding information is contained in only one of its two DNA strands. But in 22 February Nature, Victor Corces and co-workers at the Department of Biology ...

During translation, which is the second major step in gene expression, the mRNA is "read" according to the genetic code, which relates the DNA sequence to the amino acid sequence in proteins ...

Researchers discovered that bacteria can perform DNA inversions within single genes, altering their genetic coding. This finding challenges traditional genetic understanding and may lead to novel ...

DNA Code Gets Two New Synthetic Letters—And Uses Them to Create a New Protein Researchers hope the advance is a step toward producing a range of new compounds, including designer drugs and biofuels ...

There are long repeats of the sequence TTAGGG in telomeres, and at the ends of telomeres, the DNA forms loops and tiny circles that block chromosomes from fusing together. These sequences have long ...