[Alternative bases and synthetic life]
- PMID: 29451490
- DOI: 10.1051/medsci/20183402017
[Alternative bases and synthetic life]
Abstract
Alternative bases that can fit into the DNA double helix have now been used in vivo to direct the synthesis of proteins incorporating unnatural amino acids. This bioengineering feat is significant at both the conceptual and the practical levels.
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