title: Quadruplet codons: one small step for a ribosome, one giant leap for proteins: an expanded genetic code could address fundamental questions about algorithmic information, biological function, and the origins of life.
authors.affiliation: FAS Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. ichen@post.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Irene A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schindlinger
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics*; D005815:Genetic Code / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D011506:Proteins