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Scientists shrink the genetic code of E. coli to contain only 57 of its usual 64 codons (phys.org)

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[–] salty_chief@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Okay, so slowly shrink it down to non-existence? Why does that remind me of high school?

[–] obbeel@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Well, part of science is to push the boundaries.

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