How translation works (IMAGE)

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

How translation works

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The genetic code is made up of three-letter sequences called codons. Each one codes for an amino acid, except for three 'stop' codons, which signal that an amino acid chain is complete. The Lemke group were able to develop a cell organelle that uses a reprogrammed stop codon, so that it codes for a new amino acid - not one of the 20 that occur naturally in living organisms.

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IMAGE: Aleks Krolik/EMBL

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