Pre-history of life: Elegantly simple organizing principles seen in ribosomes
Monday, April 12, 2010 - 21:22
in Biology & Nature
With few exceptions, all known forms of life on our planet rely on the same genetic code to specify the amino acid composition of proteins. Although different hypotheses abound, just how individual amino acids were assigned to specific three-letter combinations or codons during the evolution of the genetic code is still subject to speculation.