CHASING LUCA - Origins of the Genetic Code ~ with PROFESSOR JOANNA MASEL

JOANNA MASEL is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, researching the question of evolvability – why evolution works the way it does. Just recently, Joanna and her team released a study on perhaps one of the most incredible topics out there: the origin of the genetic code.

MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Joanna about the genetic code, the importance of LUCA, and Joanna's incredible research that took her billions of years back into time.

#science #luca #geneticcode


0:00 START
02:30 Joanna's background
06:33 What is the Genetic Code?
08:08 The team's procedure
12:06 The Miller-Urey Experiment
16:34 The importance of LUCA
20:03 Ongoing work



LINKS FOR JOANNA MASEL:

The University of Arizona: https://www.arizona.edu/

SITE: https://www.masellab.org/

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/joannamasel....

Twitter/X: https://x.com/JoannaMasel


RESEARCH:

Order of amino acid recruitment into the genetic code resolved by last universal common ancestor’s protein domains https://bit.ly/3VC5xiU


ANIMATIONS:

Prion disease animation via Nanobot Group

DNA animation via wehi.tv

Early Earth via NASA's Goddard Space Center conceptual image lab

Bacteria Animation by Halo Media Works

Bacteria 3D Animation by JLabAnimation

How Your Body Creates Proteins via Nucleus Medical Media

What Was The Miller‑Urey Experiment? Stated Clearly


FOOTAGE

Melbourne, Australia - Drone Video Via Juraj Kocis

Hydrothermal vents via Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute



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