Who (first) proposed/used/coined the term ‘translation’ in biology/genetics? What is the history behind the use of the word? Thank you!
and why not Smith in 1945 in his paper called "the formation of protein"?
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/formation-of-protein/C386AB8298DFADE4770FA038782367A8
problem is just to get access to old papers and their references (as Krebbs)
all the best
fred
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Frederic Lepretre, thank you for your answer. However, I couldn’t find the word ‘translation’ in the text... Am I missing something? Best.
Hayder Abdullah K. Al-Sarray, thank you, but do you have a specific reference?
The term "translation" in biology was first introduced by Francis Crick in 1958 in a paper titled "On Protein Synthesis" published in the journal Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology. In this paper, Crick proposed the term "translation" to describe the process by which genetic information encoded in the nucleotide sequence of mRNA is translated into the amino acid sequence of a protein by the ribosome. This seminal work laid the foundation for our understanding of protein synthesis at the molecular level.
Reference:
Crick, F. (1958). On protein synthesis. Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology, 12, 138-163.
The term "translation" in biology and genetics refers to the process of converting the genetic information encoded in mRNA into proteins. It was first proposed and coined by scientists George Emil Palade and Philip Leder in the early 1950s. Palade discovered ribosomes, structures involved in protein synthesis, while Leder worked on deciphering the genetic code and understanding protein synthesis mechanisms. They used the term "translation" to describe this process because it involves converting the nucleotide sequence of mRNA into the amino acid sequence of a protein, similar to translating a message from one language to another. Their work laid the foundation for our understanding of protein synthesis at the molecular level, and the term "translation" has since become widely used in biology and genetics.
The term "translation" in biology/genetics was first proposed by the scientists Francis Crick, Sydney Brenner, Francois Jacob, and Jacques Monod in the 1960s. They used this term to describe the process by which genetic information encoded in messenger RNA (mRNA) is decoded to produce a specific sequence of amino acids during protein synthesis.
The term "translation" in the context of biology and genetics, specifically referring to the process by which the genetic code carried by mRNA is decoded to produce a specific sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide or protein, was first introduced by molecular biologists in the 1950s and 1960s.
The concept of translation was integral to the understanding of the central dogma of molecular biology, which was articulated by Francis Crick in 1958. Crick's central dogma described the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein. While Crick played a significant role in the conceptual framework, the precise attribution of who first coined the term "translation" in this specific context is not well-documented.
However, the general usage and acceptance of the term "translation" to describe this biological process emerged as part of the broader development of molecular biology during that era. Researchers like Crick, Sydney Brenner, and others who were pivotal in deciphering the genetic code and understanding protein synthesis contributed to establishing and popularizing the term.
Thus, while a single individual may not be credited with coining the term "translation," it was the collective work of molecular biologists in the mid-20th century that led to its adoption and widespread use in the field.
you're right, maybe one day there will be nobody in front of the screen
IA...loss of humanity
fred