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Viruses have a few "compression" techniques to get even more info out of a DNA sequence [1, 2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translational_frameshift http
by etimberg 10y ago
Viruses have a few "compression" techniques to get even more info out of a DNA sequence [1, 2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translational_frameshift https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translational_frameshift
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_virus#Readthrough https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_virus#Readthrough
- matt4077 10y agoLearning about these in class must have been the most "OMG biology is so fucking cool"-moment I've experienced. Seriously, read the links (especially [1]) – it's evolution going full Wozniak, with a few hundred million years of time.
- zkms 10y agothe "frameshift" thing is almost just like executing intentionally misaligned instructions to get a ROP gadget you need