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<p>The <strong>ribosome</strong> is the nanomachine that | <p>The <strong>ribosome</strong> is the nanomachine that translates RNA [[base]]s from [[messenger RNA]] into [[amino acid]]s and [[protein]]s. The principle function of a ribosome is to take [[messenger RNA]] (mRNA) derived from genes (typically stored as DNA) and use them as a template or recipe to construct poly-peptides ([[protein]]s) by matching 3-base RNA triplets (codons), one at a time, to [[amino acid]]s using transfer rna (tRNA) to aid in the process.</p> | ||
<h2>Teaching about Ribosomes</h2> | <h2>Teaching about Ribosomes</h2> | ||
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<li>[http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/content/5/6/508.full The Molecular Perspective: The Ribosome]</li> | <li>[http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/content/5/6/508.full The Molecular Perspective: The Ribosome]</li> | ||
<li>[http://blogs.sciencemag.org/origins/2009/02/deconstructing-the-ribosome.html Deconstructing the Ribosome] </li> | <li>[http://blogs.sciencemag.org/origins/2009/02/deconstructing-the-ribosome.html Deconstructing the Ribosome] </li> | ||
<li>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribosome Ribosome - Wikipedia]</li> | |||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
<h2>Labs and Puzzles for Ribosomes</h2> | <h2>Labs and Puzzles for Ribosomes</h2> | ||
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The ribosome is the nanomachine that translates RNA bases from messenger RNA into amino acids and proteins. The principle function of a ribosome is to take messenger RNA (mRNA) derived from genes (typically stored as DNA) and use them as a template or recipe to construct poly-peptides (proteins) by matching 3-base RNA triplets (codons), one at a time, to amino acids using transfer rna (tRNA) to aid in the process.
