Using ribosome engineering (RE), researchers from Shinshu University introduced mutations affecting the protein synthesis ...

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This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Urea is a small molecule formed as proteins ...

Using ribosome engineering (RE), researchers from Shinshu University introduced mutations affecting the protein synthesis ...