Researchers get two genetic codes to work at the same time
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Scientists have found a way to run two separate genetic codes at the same time, a major step forward in synthetic biology. By engineering two separate populations of ribosomes and transfer RNAs that only work with each other, researchers successfully produced two different proteins from the same genetic message simultaneously. This could make it much easier to experiment with artificial amino acids without disrupting a cell's normal protein production, though testing in live cells remains a challenge.
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