Translational machinery (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Translational machinery

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The translational machinery is a vital component in the cells of all organisms. Having undergone very little change over billions of years of evolution, it has been referred to as "an evolutionary accident frozen in time." At its core is the ribosome (blue), which translates genetic information stored in RNA strands into proteins, the building blocks of life.

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National Science Foundation

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