genetic code
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RNA acts as an intermediary between the genetic code stored in DNA and the proteins that perform most of a cell's work.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
They then select mutations unique to the patient’s cancer to incorporate into an mRNA molecule, which provides the genetic code instructing cells to produce proteins with those mutations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
In Covid, the letter being delivered was a snippet of genetic code from the Covid virus.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The RNA-exon editors are capable of altering parts of genetic code to repair genetic instructions that cause disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
It was as if the aliens had come down to Earth at last but what they wanted was not our genetic code, or our fresh water, or our electric guitars.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
