December Birthstone Most people think of a bright sky blue when they hear Zircon, but it is also available in beautiful earth tones of green, dark red, yellow, brown, and orange. Today, the most popular colors of Zircon are the vivid blue and bright Caribbean Sea colors.
IFNs belong to the large class of proteins known as cytokines, molecules used for communication between cells to trigger the protective defenses of the immune system that help eradicate pathogens. Interferons are named for their ability to interfere with viral replication by protecting cells from virus infections.
tRNA Function The order of the nucleotides in messenger RNA determines which amino acids and in what order will incorporated into the protein product of the gene. The role of tRNA is to recognize a specific codon and to deliver the corresponding amino acid (the codon to anti-codon matching pattern).