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A Pond Protist Just Rewrote One of Biology’s ‘Universal’ Rules
Researchers testing a single-cell DNA sequencing pipeline unexpectedly found a freshwater protist that appears to reinterpret two genetic stop codons, adding a new exception to one of biology’s foundational rules.
Key Takeaways
- Researchers testing a single-cell sequencing pipeline found a protist with an unusual genetic code.
- The organism appears to reassign two codons normally used as stop signals.
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