US Patent Issued to Northwestern University on Sept. 23 for "Ribosome variants for sequence defined polymer synthesis" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,537, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.).

"Ribosome variants for sequence defined polymer synthesis" was invented by Michael Christopher Jewett (Evanston, Ill.) and Anne E. d'Aquino (Evanston, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are engineered or modified E. coli ribosomes and methods, components, compositions, and kits for preparing and identifying engineered or modified E. coli ribosomes. The engineered or modified E. coli ribosomes may be prepared and identified under a set of defined conditions, such as in the presences of a engineered or modified tRNA comprising a non-natural, ...