title: Death, taxes, and the genetic code?
abstract: The genetic code is an enduring feature of biology: only rare circumstances result in changes to translation of the code, at least in nature. Researchers are devising methods to engineer ribosome-synthesized polypeptides containing novel and potentially useful amino acids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Curran
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D005815:Genetic Code / Q000235:genetics*; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D015202:Protein Engineering; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D010455:Peptides; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D012343:RNA, Transfer